[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 144 (Thursday, September 22, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S6036]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                         TRIBUTE TO JOAN ELIEL

 Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, I would like to recognize Joan 
Eliel, investigator/program specialist with the Montana Department of 
Justice for receiving one of three 2016 Outstanding Crime Victim 
Advocate of the Year awards. Joan is a dedicated public servant who has 
been a key DOJ employee for Attorneys General McGrath, Bullock, and Fox 
covering 14 years.
  Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Court chief judge, Winona 
Tanner, nominated Joan for the Outstanding Victim Advocate Award due to 
her leadership as program administrator for Montana's Project Passport, 
End of Life Registry, and Address Confidentiality Programs. Joan is 
currently piloting two national projects, including the Hope Card 
Project, which helps victims of protection order violations on the 
local, tribal, State, and Federal level. Matthew Dale, director of the 
Office of Consumer Protection and Victim Services, stated that Joan's 
work `` . . . is a national model of how Native Americans, the state 
and the federal government can work together to keep victims safe and 
hold offenders accountable.''
  Joan is a true innovator and had dedicated her life to making 
positive and lasting changes for the victims of domestic violence. I am 
truly honored to be able to recognize Joan as ``Montanan of the Week'' 
for those efforts. Joan is married and the mother of two children and 
resides in Townsend, MT, in Broadwater County.
  Thank you, Joan, for your service, not only to the people of Montana, 
but our entire Nation. I look forward to hearing about the next 
innovative work you will lead on and the success of your current 
projects.

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