[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 171 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H5561-H5562]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        HONORING DAVID J. RYDER

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Nevada (Mr. Amodei) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. AMODEI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the service of U.S. 
Mint Director David J. Ryder as he prepares to depart the Mint.
  As a Boise State Broncos alum, Director Ryder has served with 
distinction in both the government and corporate worlds.
  In 1991, President George H.W. Bush nominated him to serve as the 
34th Director of the U.S. Mint. He served until 1993. In 2017, he was 
nominated by President Trump for a second tenure as Mint director.
  Madam Speaker, that was something the Bushes and the Trumps agreed 
upon.
  Under Director Ryder's leadership, the Mint has introduced more new 
products than ever before. The Mint's bullion and numismatic programs 
reached their highest levels of revenue in over 10 years. The Mint's 
customer base grew to more than a half a million people--530,000, an 
increase of over 100,000 in 2 short years.
  I was particularly impressed by Director Ryder's leadership when we 
worked together on the 2021 Morgan and Peace Commemorative Silver 
Dollars program, which produced 875,000 Morgan silver dollars and 
200,000 Peace silver dollars, all under the 2021 date.
  Carson City and New Orleans mintmarks were resurrected for the first 
time in years, even though those Mints had been closed by using them in 
a privy mark. Collectors went nuts, and rightfully so. The program 
netted over $30 million for the U.S. Treasury and profits from this 
program when they all sold out in less than 20 minutes.

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  As he moves on to greener pastures, I wish Director Ryder success in 
all future endeavors he takes on. I thank Director Ryder for his all-
American performance as the 39th Director of the United States Mint.
  Madam Speaker, although it pains me to do this as a proud University 
of Nevada Wolf Pack alum, Director Ryder, thank you for your service 
again, and go Boise State Broncos.

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