[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 28, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E463]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING LIEUTENANT COLONEL MATTHEW D. GORSUCH

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 28, 2021

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Lieutenant 
Colonel Matthew D. Gorsuch of the U.S. Air Force, upon his departure 
from the Department of the Air Force Directorate of Legislative 
Liaison. Assigned as a Liaison Officer to the U.S. House of 
Representatives, Lieutenant Colonel Gorsuch served as a critical bridge 
between key senior leaders within the Department of Defense, to include 
the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Chief 
of Space Operations and 147 assigned Members of Congress, to include 
the Speaker and the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. 
Over these past two years, he led international travel for four Speaker 
congressional delegations, including bi-lateral engagements with state 
leaders from the United Kingdom, France, and Poland, strengthening 
bonds with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. His actions 
reinforced Federal priorities for both the fiscal years 2020 and 2021 
National Defense Authorization Acts. He will be deeply missed after 
exceptional years of service.
  Lieutenant Colonel Gorsuch is a native of Leoti, Kansas, and is a 
graduate of Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor's in Mechanical 
Engineering and a Master's of Business Administration. He is a 2018 
graduated Defense Legislative Fellow.
  Lieutenant Colonel Gorsuch began his career in 2003 at Vance Air 
Force Base, Oklahoma, as a First Assignment Instructor Pilot, and has 
since held numerous Special Operations assignments, flying the MC-130H 
Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Florida, and Royal Air Force 
Mildenhall in the United Kingdom. Trusted for his tactical acumen, he 
was assigned as a Combat Air Advisor in the 711th Special Operations 
Squadron, the very same squadron he is departing the Legislative 
Liaison to Command. His extensive background in aviation has been 
critical to our work in strengthening, recapitalizing, and building our 
Nation's air and space forces.
  This moment is bittersweet, as we are deeply saddened to see Matt go. 
However, we are excited for what awaits him, wish him luck as he 
commands his prior unit, and look forward to seeing what his future 
holds.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the U.S. Congress and a grateful Nation, 
I extend our deepest appreciation to Lieutenant Colonel Gorsuch for his 
dedicated service to the U.S. Air Force, U.S. House of Representatives, 
and to our Nation.

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