[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 29, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E273]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





RECOGNIZING HELENA LOCAL AND MONTANA SENATE AIDE WITT WILLIAMS FOR HIS 
 OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE AND EXAMPLE ON BEHALF OF THE DEAF COMMUNITY

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                     HON. MATTHEW M. ROSENDALE, SR.

                               of montana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 29, 2023

  Mr. ROSENDALE. Mr. Speaker, I am privileged to honor an outstanding 
public servant and brilliant young man who refuses to let his 
disability limit his potential.
  Witt Williams is a Helena, Montana native whose parents received the 
difficult news that their son was born deaf and would likely finish 
high school reading at a 4th-grade level. Unwilling to accept the 
limitations of his condition, Witt worked tirelessly with his mother, 
Wendy, to ensure that he kept up with his hearing peers.
  Witt excelled as a student-athlete while attending Helena High, 
competing on the varsity tennis team and the Great Divide Ski Team, 
where he placed in the Slalom at the Winter Deaflympics. Witt further 
distinguished himself in extracurriculars by representing his school at 
the Montana Behavior Initiative Leadership Conference.
  Witt Williams defied the odds that often befall those who are hearing 
impaired and graduated from Montana State University last spring with a 
degree in Exercise Science/Kinesiology. His success is all the more 
impressive considering that he accomplished all this while maintaining 
a grade point average of 3.75 and graduating with high honors.
  Witt currently works for the Montana State Legislature as a Majority 
Aide. Like any good Montana man, he also has interests outside the 
legislature and works as a ski racing coach at Great Divide Ski Area 
and serves as the varsity tennis coach for Helena High School.
  I want to commend Witt for his dedicated work in the legislature and 
in his local community. Witt Williams is an example for all Montanans 
to follow, and it is my privilege to acknowledge his contributions in 
the United States House of Representatives.

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