[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 4 (Thursday, January 6, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E9-E10]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING MR. SEAN MULLIN

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 6, 2022

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition and 
appreciation of Mr. Sean Mullin, upon his completion of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) John A. Knauss Marine 
Policy Fellowship Program. Mr. Mullin served as a Knauss fellow in my 
Washington, D.C., office during the 2021 calendar year.
  As an integral member of my legislative staff, Mr. Mullin assisted my 
work on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
particularly my work on the Subcommittee on Water Resources and 
Environment and the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
Buildings, and Emergency Management pertaining to natural disasters. 
Over this past year, he worked closely with my personal office staff in 
developing several pieces of legislation. He revamped my ``Wildlife 
Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act'' from previous Congresses into 
bipartisan legislation (H.R. 6059) I reintroduced on November 19, 2021. 
He also developed the ``End Palm Oil Deforestation Act'' (H.R. 5863) 
from an outline into actual legislation and reworked the ``Stop the 
Spread of Invasive Mussels Act of 2021'' (H.R. 5692), of which I 
assumed sponsorship from former Congressman Ben McAdams (D-UT).
  Mr. Mullin received his doctorate in geobiology from the California 
Institute of Technology in 2020, and graduated from the University of 
California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science in microbial biology in 
2011. While his fellowship with my office has ended, I am very pleased 
that Mr. Mullin's public service with California's Congressional 
delegation will continue as he joins the office of U.S. Senator Dianne 
Feinstein (D-CA).
  I have no doubt that Mr. Mullin's innate curiosity and aptitude for 
navigating complex policy problems to develop actionable solutions will 
serve him well in this new role. Mr. Mullin will remain a deeply valued 
member of Team Garamendi, and we look forward to continuing to work 
with him.

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  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the people of California's third 
Congressional district, I extend our deepest appreciation to Mr. Sean 
Mullin for his dedicated service.

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