[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 161 (Friday, October 11, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1271]
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  RECOGNIZING GAIL FISHER FOR WINNING THE U.S. ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND 
                      PARALEGAL OF THE YEAR AWARD

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                           HON. CHERI BUSTOS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 11, 2019

  Mrs. BUSTOS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Gail Fisher for 
winning the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) Paralegal of the Year 
Award. Ms. Fisher received the award at the AMC Legal Conference held 
in Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama in August.
  Gail Fisher was born and raised in Rock Island, Illinois, and started 
working at the Rock Island Arsenal in August 1981. She began as a 
receptionist before working her way up to a secretary and then a 
paralegal, after attending Marycrest College in Davenport, Iowa. From 
1999 to 2006, Ms. Fisher worked for the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & 
Armaments Command (TACOM) in Rock Island, while pursuing a bachelor's 
degree in business administration from St. Ambrose University. After 
leaving TACOM, she moved to her office in the AMC Legal Center, where 
she has worked for the past 31 years. Her award is well warranted. Ms. 
Fisher is responsible for ensuring the assembly of agency reports and 
administrative records for federal court--confirming they are 
accurately marked, indexed and uploaded and transmitted in a timely 
manner. Her vast knowledge of law and wide range of experience allow 
her to process and track numerous cases at the same time. I commend Ms. 
Fisher for winning this prestigious award and thank her for her service 
to the Rock Island Arsenal.
  It is because of community leaders such as Gail Fisher that I am 
especially proud to serve Illinois' 17th Congressional District. Madam 
Speaker, I would like to again formally congratulate Gail Fisher for 
winning the prestigious AMC Paralegal of the Year Award.

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