[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 70 (Friday, May 8, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E664]
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   CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. CON. RES. 11 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE 
                        BUDGET, FISCAL YEAR 2016

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                               speech of

                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 30, 2015

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I want to take a moment to thank the 
Democratic staff of the House Budget Committee for their hard work over 
the past three months on the budget resolution. Since early February 
when the President sent Congress his budget, our staff has worked many 
late nights and long weekends to prepare material and provide analysis 
for our members. Their service to our Committee's work is indispensable 
and it's hard to imagine how the Congress could do its job without 
their contributions. They toil behind the scenes and without public 
recognition. For that reason, I want to salute them for their service 
to the Congress and our nation.
  House Budget Committee Democratic staff: Sarah Abernathy, Erika 
Appel, Ellen Balis, Kathleen Capstick, Ken Cummings, Bridgett Frey, 
Jonathan Goldman, Jocelyn Griffin, Jose Guillen, Tom Kahn, Najy Kamal, 
Sheila McDowell, Diana Meredith, Kimberly Overbeek, Karen Robb, Scott 
Russell, Beth Stephenson, Cody Willming, Ted Zegers.

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