[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 196 (Wednesday, November 18, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1050-E1051]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO BRIAN POTTS

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                            HON. KAY GRANGER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 18, 2020

  Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Brian Potts, a 
member of the professional staff of the House Appropriations Committee, 
who has retired after 25 years of service in the Federal Government.
  Brian earned his bachelor's degree from Indiana University of 
Pennsylvania in 1994, where he played football and studied accounting. 
Upon graduation, Brian began his career as part of the Department of 
the Navy Financial Management Trainee Program. During this time, he 
worked as an auditor for the Naval Audit Service and as a budget 
analyst for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). 
Brian excelled in the program, and he was awarded the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence.
  After completion of this program, in 1997, Brian joined the House 
Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction as a professional 
staff member. After leaving the Hill briefly to work as an auditor for 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Brian returned to the House 
Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Military Construction. In 
2004, Brian moved to the Senate Subcommittee on Defense where he would 
stay until 2014, at which time he became Minority Staff Director for 
the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies.
  When the Senate switched control in 2015, Brian was hired to be the 
Majority Staff Director for the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on 
Defense, a position responsible for a portfolio exceeding $500 billion 
in annual spending. In 2019, I asked Brian to become my National 
Security Advisor on my House Appropriations Committee staff, and he 
proved to be a trusted advisor. Brian could always be counted on to 
give great insight into the issues that face our men and women in 
uniform.
  Brian is known for his love of sports, and I know he is enjoying 
retirement with his son, Owen, and attending his baseball and 
basketball games. We wish Brian the best in his new adventure and thank 
him for everything he has done for our nation's security.

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