[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2455]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                       TRIBUTE TO SHANNON NEWTON

 Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor Shannon 
Newton on 20 years of dedicated service to the Arkansas Trucking 
Association. Shannon began her career with ATA working with the 
organization's self-insurers' fund after starting in the trucking 
industry at Maverick Transportation in North Little Rock. She quickly 
advanced within ATA after demonstrating her talents and skills to 
support and enhance the trucking industry. Since 2014, Shannon has 
served as president of ATA. Under her leadership, the organization has 
been tremendously strengthened and serves as a professional, organized, 
and effective advocate for Natural State truckers.
  The work Shannon has done on behalf of Arkansas trucking is 
remarkable. Her leadership in such a critical industry has received 
national recognition. Shannon was awarded the Mike Russel Trucking 
Image Award from the American Trucking Association in 2017 and received 
the American Trucking Associations' President's Trucking Association 
Executives Council Leadership Award in 2018. The trucking industry in 
Arkansas has benefited from Shannon's guidance and steady hand. She has 
worked tirelessly to build coalitions, create relationships and ensure 
pro-safety, pro-trucking policies are enacted at the State and national 
levels.
  I have worked closely with Shannon during her tenure at ATA and have 
always been impressed by her passion and dedication in service to the 
men, women, and industry suppliers who help keep our country moving. I 
look forward to many more years of partnering to champion policies and 
reforms that will improve the trucking industry in Arkansas and across 
our country.

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