[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H71-H72]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING ALLEN BEERMANN'S RETIREMENT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Nebraska (Mr. Smith) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. 
Allen Beermann, who is retiring from his

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longtime position as the executive director of the Nebraska Press 
Association after having been Nebraska's secretary of state for 24 
years.
  Through his 48 years of public service, Allen has been an example of 
dignity and a source of inspiration to countless Nebraskans. Allen is 
well known across Nebraska and even around the world for his commitment 
to his work and his affinity for meeting new people.

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  As a Nebraska Secretary of State, he worked tirelessly to protect the 
integrity of our elections. He brought this commitment to integrity 
with him into his next role as executive director of the Nebraska Press 
Association as well.
  He has traveled to many countries and met with people from all walks 
of life, establishing relationships with everyone he meets along the 
way. Allen likes to say his career took him to ``48 countries in 48 
years,'' and I am sure he has no shortage of stories from these trips.
  I have known Allen for many years, and I can say, in addition to his 
hard work, Allen has always been a great person to be around. Allen is 
always one to lighten a conversation with his quick wit and positive 
attitude, and his many friends around the world are a testament to his 
character. He has even been known to poke fun at himself a little bit, 
stating, recently, that the Nebraska Historical Society has recognized 
him as the ``official State artifact.''
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring Mr. Allen Beermann's 
commendable public service, and wish him good luck in his retirement.

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