[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 18, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E737-E738]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO KENT GRIES

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 18, 2016

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Deputy Kent Gries for being awarded the Commissioner's 
Special Award for Excellence in Traffic Safety. Mr. Gries is a Deputy 
in the Guthrie County Sheriff's Office based in Guthrie Center, Iowa.

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  This award recognizes an officer's efforts to ``aggressively pursue 
drug-impaired and alcohol-impaired drivers.'' Deputy Gries was involved 
in about 90 arrests through the Guthrie County Sheriff's Office in 
2015. Those incidents include 10 felony violations, 32 operating-while-
intoxicated arrests and 50 drug arrests. He also administers the 
Guthrie County Sheriffs Office Facebook page. He developed and led a 
Citizen's Academy in Guthrie County.
  Mr. Speaker, Deputy Kent Gries is an Iowan who has served his 
community and state well. It is with great honor that I recognize him 
today. I ask that my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives 
join me in honoring Kent and wish him continued success, health and 
happiness.

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