[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 182 (Friday, October 23, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E983]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING MAJOR MICHAEL VINACCO

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                            HON. KAY GRANGER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 23, 2020

  Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Air Force Major 
Michael Vinacco on the completion of his Legislative Fellowship with my 
personal office. Major Vinacco has been assigned to my staff since 
January 2020 and has done a superb job as a trusted advisor for 
national security, foreign operations, and veteran policy issues.
  Major Vinacco was raised in a military family and earned his 
commission from Virginia Military Institute in 2008. Prior to being 
selected for his prestigious Defense Legislative Fellowship, he served 
as a Program Manager for a multibillion-dollar Air Force program. 
Additionally, he has over a decade of experience in engineering and 
aircraft maintenance, to include a combat deployment to Afghanistan in 
2012.
  During his Fellowship, Major Vinacco was instrumental in helping my 
staff and I develop the fiscal year 2021 House defense appropriations 
bill. His direct contributions will help provide our nation's uniformed 
men and women with the resources needed to defend our nation. 
Additionally, Major Vinacco coordinated dozens of engagements with 
senior departmental officials to include a tour of the Southwest Border 
with Deputy Secretary of Defense Norquist and a tour of Naval Air 
Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. In addition to departmental 
engagements, Major Vinacco served as my connection to the defense 
industrial partners that make Fort Worth and North Texas our nation's 
defense aviation production hub.
  Airmen like Major Michael Vinacco are the reason our nation's Air 
Force is the best in the world. On behalf of the 12th District of 
Texas, I offer my congratulations and best wishes to Michael, his wife 
Lisa, and children Luca, John, and Zachary, as they continue their 
military journey in service to our great nation.

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