[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 8, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6459]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CONGRATULATING KATIE ROTH

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I come to the floor today to 
congratulate a constituent and a great friend of mine, Katie Roth of 
West Des Moines. This summer Katie was named the 2015 Woman Business 
Owner of the Year, presented by the Business Record.
  In the spring of 2005, Katie, who is never shy to take on a 
challenge, opened her own staffing agency and has built it from the 
ground up. Ten years later, Portico Staffing has thrived under her 
exceptional leadership, business savvy, and highly regarded reputation 
as a people person. Katie knows how to build relationships and find 
opportunities needed to grow a business. Along the way, she has helped 
countless Iowa employers and job-seekers find one another. You might 
say she is a perfect matchmaker. For the last decade, Katie has worked 
hard to carve out a slice of the American dream by owning and growing 
her own business. She knows it comes with sacrifice and risk. And she 
has worked hard to make her dream come true. Katie is a great mentor 
and role model for the next generation. She shows that perseverance and 
persistence pay off. Always on the job, whether networking in the 
community or listening to her clients, Katie makes good connections 
happen. And that is a good thing for job seekers and employers looking 
to hire and grow their business.
  Katie was nominated by her peers for consideration of this 
prestigious award. It is no surprise to me that my fellow Iowans would 
sing her praises. Without hesitation, I endorse Katie's selection as 
the 2015 Business Owner of the Year. I have had the pleasure of knowing 
Katie Roth since 1980 when she joined my first campaign for the U.S. 
Senate. Always a tireless worker, I have enjoyed watching Katie thrive 
and succeed throughout the years. A loving wife and mother, Katie is 
fiercely loyal and Barbara and I hold her in our highest regard.
  Barbara and I extend our congratulations to Katie Roth for this well-
deserved honor. We wish her the very best as she blazes the trail for 
many years to come.

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