[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 18, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5103]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING MEREDITH ``MERRIE'' ROOSA INDERFURTH

  (Mr. PERLMUTTER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to acknowledge the lifetime of 
public service of Meredith ``Merrie'' Roosa Inderfurth.
  After graduating from Brown University, Merrie came to Washington to 
earn an MPA at George Washington University, and she never left.
  Merrie joined the congressional staff of Representative Lindy Boggs, 
whose late husband, then-Majority Leader Hale Boggs, led the creation 
of the National Flood Insurance Program, cementing Merrie's interest in 
flood management.
  During her 15 years with Representative Boggs, Merrie took time to 
have two extraordinary daughters, one of whom is my deputy chief of 
staff and essential to my office. Her sister is a respected prosecutor 
in nearby Montgomery County. Her stepdaughter is a highly qualified 
medical professional.
  Merrie then returned to public life and made use of her flood 
pedigree, serving for almost 30 years as the Washington liaison for the 
Association of State Floodplain Managers and the National Flood 
Association.
  In 2007, she was the recipient of the association's highest honor, 
the Goddard-White Award for outstanding leadership and guidance on 
flood policy issues.
  I express my sincere appreciation for the career in public service of 
my friend, Merrie Inderfurth.

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