[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 137 (Wednesday, November 12, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1518]
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                 HONORING KIM BENNETT ON HER RETIREMENT

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                            HON. LUKE MESSER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 12, 2014

  Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor my Director of Constituent 
Services, Kim Bennett, as she prepares to retire from her two decades 
of public service.
  Kim has served the State of Indiana and our country very capably 
throughout her career. She has headed our team's constituent services 
operation since my election last year. Kim helped get our district 
offices up and running so that residents of Indiana's Sixth 
Congressional District continued to receive the assistance they needed 
with the federal government, even during the congressional transition. 
I have heard from many of my constituents about how caring and 
professionally Kim has served them in matters involving a myriad of 
federal agencies.
  She worked for my predecessor in Congress, Governor Mike Pence, for 
more than a decade, serving in various roles, including Deputy District 
Director, Director of Grants, and Director of Economic and Rural 
Development. She also has coordinated the Sixth District Job Fair since 
1997, an event which continues to this day. Kim also worked for 
Congressman David McIntosh as his Social Security caseworker from 1995 
to 2001. Kim always went above and beyond in these various roles. She 
produced positive results to improve people's lives in a caring and 
compassionate manner.
  Mr. Speaker, hiring Kim was one of the best decisions I made after my 
election to Congress. I learned very quickly that her stellar 
reputation among Hoosiers in the Sixth District was well-deserved after 
watching how diligently she worked on their behalf. I hope she knows 
how much she has meant to them and to me. I wish her and her husband, 
Robert, all the best as they embark on the next chapter of their lives.

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