[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 173 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1684-E1685]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING MAJOR MATTHEW R. KELLEY

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                           HON. STEVE ISRAEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 1, 2015

  Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Major Matthew R. 
Kelley for his dedication to duty and service as an Army Congressional 
Fellow and Congressional Budget Liaison for the Assistant Secretary of 
the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller). Major Kelley will be 
transitioning from his present assignment to serve in the 3rd Infantry 
Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia.
   A native of Ekron, Kentucky, Major Kelley was commissioned as an 
Armor officer after his graduation from the United States Military 
Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree

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in Electrical Engineering. He has subsequently earned a Master's degree 
in Legislative Affairs from the George Washington University.
   Matt has served in a broad range of assignments during his Army 
career. Major Kelley's assignments include Armor Officer Student, 
United States Army Armor School, Fort Knox; Tank Platoon Leader, Troop 
Executive Officer, and Task Force Scout Platoon Leader, 1st Squadron, 
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin; Instructor, Army Reserve 
Officer Training Corps at the University of Oregon; Reconnaissance 
Troop Commander and Headquarters Troop Commander, 4th Squadron, 2d 
Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany. Additionally, Major Kelley was 
deployed in direct support of combat operations in Iraq, from 2005-
2006, and Regional Command--South, Afghanistan, from 2010-2011.
   In 2013, Matt was selected to be an Army Congressional Fellow for 
one year, working in a Congressional office on Capitol Hill. Next, in 
his role as a Congressional Budget Liaison, working closely with the 
House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Matt ensured the Army's 
budget positions were well represented and articulated to the 
Appropriations Committees.
   Throughout his career, Major Kelley has positively impacted his 
soldiers, peers, and superiors. Our country has been enriched by his 
extraordinary leadership, thoughtful judgment, and exemplary work. I 
join my colleagues today in honoring his dedication to our nation and 
invaluable service to the United States Congress as an Army 
Congressional Budget Liaison.
   Mr. Speaker, it has been a genuine pleasure to have worked with 
Major Matt Kelley over the last two years. On behalf of a grateful 
nation, I join my colleagues today in recognizing and commending Matt 
for his service to his country and we wish him, his wife Erin, and 
children, Grace, Samuel, Jack, and Tommy all the best as they continue 
their journey in the United States Army.

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