[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 108 (Thursday, July 25, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S5965]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   2013 STENNIS CONGRESSIONAL INTERNS

 Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. President, 2013 is the 11th year in which 
summer interns working in Congressional offices have benefitted from a 
program run by the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service 
Leadership. This 6-week program is designed to enhance their internship 
experience by giving them an inside look at how Congress works and a 
deeper appreciation for the role that Congress plays in our democracy. 
Each week, the interns meet with senior congressional staff and other 
experts to discuss issues such as the legislative process, power of the 
purse, balancing governing and campaigning, political polarization, 
foreign affairs, and more.
  Interns are selected for this program based on their college record, 
community service experience, and interest in a career in public 
service. This year, 29 outstanding interns, most of them juniors and 
seniors in college who are working in Republican and Democratic offices 
in both the House and Senate have taken part.
  I congratulate the interns for their participation in this valuable 
program and I thank the Stennis Center and the Senior Stennis Fellows 
for providing such a meaningful experience for these interns and for 
encouraging them to consider a future career in public service.
  I ask unanimous consent that a list of 2013 Stennis Congressional 
Interns and the offices in which they work be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

       Peter Aldrich, attending Grinnell College, interning in the 
     office of U.S. Representative Keith Ellison; Jared Bierbach, 
     attending University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee, interning in 
     the office of U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin; Becca Brukman, 
     attending University of Arizona, interning in the office of 
     U.S. Representative Alan Lowenthal; Anthony Carli, attending 
     University of Arizona, interning in the office of U.S. 
     Representative Kyrsten Sinema; Jack Cartwright, attending 
     Hamilton College, interning in the office of U.S. 
     Representative Kyrsten Sinema; Julie Chen, attending 
     Wellesley College, interning in the office of U.S. 
     Representative Charles Rangel; Steve Ciranna, attending 
     Michigan State University, interning in the office of U.S. 
     Representative Bill Huizenga; Rob Contreras, attending 
     University of California at Los Angeles, interning in the 
     office of U.S. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick; Seth Coppe, 
     attending American University, interning in the office of 
     U.S. Senator Joe Manchin.
       Florie Crump, attending Mississippi State University, 
     interning in the office of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran; Nick 
     Fickler, attending University of Southern California, 
     interning in the office of U.S. Representative Ed Royce; Jon 
     Fox, attending Miami University, interning in the office of 
     U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty; Caitlin Garn, attending 
     University of Utah, interning in the office of U.S. Senator 
     Orrin Hatch; Jake Goodman, attending Temple University, 
     interning in the Special Committee on Aging; Haley Gray, 
     attending University of Texas at Austin, interning in the 
     Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 
     Shannon Grimes, attending Bowdoin College, interning in the 
     office of U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree; Molly Harris, 
     attending University of Mississippi, interning in the office 
     of U.S. Representative Aaron Schock; Austin Harrison, 
     attending University of Mississippi, interning in the office 
     of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran.
       Brenna James, attending University of Delaware, interning 
     in the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental 
     Affairs; Bobby Kogan, attending College of William and Mary, 
     interning in the House Committee on the Budget; Ben Lassiter, 
     attending Clemson University, interning in the office of U.S. 
     Representative Tom Rice; Will McIlwain, attending Pepperdine 
     University, interning in the office of U.S. Representative 
     Charles Rangel; Viviana Molina, attending George Mason 
     University, interning in the office of U.S. Representative 
     Aaron Schock; Mary Moody, attending Samford University, 
     interning in the office of U.S. Representative Steve 
     Stockman; Eleanor Gray Mullen, attending University of 
     Virginia, interning in the office of U.S. Representative Don 
     Young; Alicia Oken, attending Georgetown University, 
     interning in the office of U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos; 
     Melissa Shohet, attending McGill University, interning in the 
     office of U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono; Austin Stannius, 
     attending University of Utah, interning in the House 
     Committee on Veterans Affairs; Sara Vance, attending 
     Mississippi State University, interning in the Office of the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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