[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 54 (Friday, March 24, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E253]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     COMMENDING HAKELA HAPNER ON HER WORK FOR ALABAMA DISTRICT ONE

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                           HON. JERRY L. CARL

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 24, 2023

  Mr. CARL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Hakela Hapner for her 
service to Alabama's First Congressional District.
  Hakela received her Bachelor's degree in History and Business Law 
from the University of Southern California. After graduating, she was 
hired by the Institute for Justice as a Mafucci Fellow and then as an 
Activism Assistant. I then hired her in September of 2021 as a 
Legislative Correspondent, where she managed the mail program and was 
soon promoted to Military Legislative Assistant.
  Hakela handled the National Defense Authorization Act, Veterans 
Affairs, Science and Space, Homeland Security, Oversight and Government 
Reform, Energy and Water Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
Rural Development, Agriculture Appropriations, and State and Foreign 
Operations Appropriations. Hakela stepped up and took the lead on my 
community funding requests and general appropriation requests. She has 
been a force for Alabama's First District during her time holding these 
positions.
  We are so proud of all the accomplishments she has made, and I cannot 
wait to see where the next adventure takes her.

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