[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 80 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2298-H2299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING ELLA BENNETT

  (Ms. SCHOLTEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SCHOLTEN. Mr. Speaker, this May, students from across west 
Michigan and the Nation will graduate from high school and college. I 
am honored to recognize one of these outstanding and incredibly bright 
graduates who hails from Michigan's Third Congressional District today.
  Elle Bennett from Ada, Michigan, will graduate first in her class 
from the United States Military Academy at West Point later this month. 
After graduating, she will be commissioned as a second lieutenant in 
the United States Army.
  While at West Point, Elle majored in environmental science and 
researched wastewater resilience, even having the opportunity to 
publish and present on her findings. Drawing on her passions, she 
served as an energy and environment officer at West Point, where she 
led initiatives to increase recycling and pressed the institution to 
choose greener options.

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  On behalf of our West Michigan community, including Elle's proud 
parents, Bill and Amy, as well as her siblings, Kes and RaVell, I 
congratulate her on her impressive accomplishments as she graduates 
from West Point.

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