[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 202 (Thursday, December 7, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5849]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO SUE ELLEN BALL

  Mr. SCHMITT. Mr. President, I rise today to honor Mrs. Sue Ellen Ball 
of Houston, MO, for her retirement from the Senate after 20 years of 
dedicated service.
  Sue Ellen is best known for her tireless advocacy for the veterans in 
Missouri needing assistance to access their hard-earned benefits. She 
championed their needs and put in the extra effort to offer any 
assistance, dedicating her own time on evenings and weekends to the 
brave soldiers who served our country, tracking down the correct 
Embassy or Agency staff to fix passport or visa issues.
  Sue Ellen has been dedicated to the constituents of Missouri. She 
served in former Senator Roy Blunt's office from 2003 to 2015 in a 
variety of roles, including constituent services representative, 
constituent advocate, and as the southwest Missouri district director 
from 2011 to 2015. Since then, she has specialized as a veterans 
constituent advocate with my office since January. Throughout her time 
in the Senate, Sue Ellen has ensured that the citizens of Missouri have 
an advocate in Congress.
  She is married to Ed Ball, has one son Charlie, and enjoys her two 
grandchildren Logan and Eleanor. I wish Sue Ellen the best in her well-
earned retirement, during which she plans on spending as much time with 
her family and grandchildren as possible. She truly is an example of a 
public servant, and our Nation and our government is better off because 
of her tireless efforts.

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