[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 60 (Thursday, April 23, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E575]
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                        RECOGNIZING KAREN RATZOW

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                        HON. ROBERT B. ADERHOLT

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 23, 2015

  Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the tremendous 
work of Karen Ratzow who has been on detail with the House Agriculture 
Appropriations Subcommittee for the past year. Karen has been detailed 
to the Subcommittee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service's Budget Office. Karen has not only 
been invaluable to the Subcommittee's work this past year, but she has 
been diligent, had a tremendous work ethic, and very knowledgeable of 
the budget process. Karen is always eager to volunteer and lend a hand 
to whatever task may be needed. She quickly became an integral part of 
the team and she will certainly be missed.
  I want to thank Karen for her outstanding work and for her dedication 
to agriculture in the United States of America. She is a great example 
of the kind of public servant we should all strive to be.
  As her detail comes to a close, we want to wish her well. We look 
forward to working with her when she returns to her previous role at 
USDA.

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