[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 10 (Thursday, January 17, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S292]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ZACHARY CRESS

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize Lieutenant 
Commander Zachary Cress of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration--NOAA--Commissioned Officer Corps, who has served as a 
fellow on the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee for the 
past year.
  I want to thank Lieutenant Commander Cress for his hard work from 
which the committee greatly benefited. His expertise as a ship driver 
and manager of our Nation's marine resources has meaningfully informed 
the committee's efforts. He has worked on several pieces of legislation 
that have become law, including the National Integrated Drought 
Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018. His contributions have 
enabled NOAA to carry out its missions more effectively.
  Again, I would like to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation to 
Lieutenant Commander Cress for all of the fine work he has done and for 
his continued service to our nation. I wish him success in the years to 
come.

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