[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 73 (Monday, April 29, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E395-E396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING MY LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT, JESSICA LARSEN, FOR HER EXCELLENT 
       WORK ON BEHALF OF MINNESOTA'S THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

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                           HON. DEAN PHILLIPS

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 29, 2024

  Mr. PHILLIPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize my Legislative 
Assistant, Jessica Larsen, for her work on behalf of every constituent 
in Minnesota's Third Congressional

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District. Jessica has departed my office for a new opportunity serving 
as Legislative Aide in the Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and I could 
not be more proud or grateful for her service.
  From her birthplace in Bellshill, Scotland to the basketball court at 
Minnetonka High School and on to the halls of the United States 
Congress, Jess has proven herself a force to be reckoned with. In the 
spirit of a Minnetonka Skipper, Jess set sail across the pond to attend 
Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. After graduating with First 
Class Honours, she returned stateside to serve her home district with 
compassion and dedication.
  Jess joined the office as a Staff and Executive Assistant, imparting 
her infectious joy on every colleague and constituent that walked 
through the front door. Her intelligence, kindness, and Radical 
Hospitality touched everyone she met and inspired the staffers who 
would follow in her footsteps. It wasn't before long that Jess grew 
into a widely respected and highly competent Legislative Assistant 
whose passion for helping others made her a role model for the entire 
team. Constituents came into their conversations with Jess eager to 
meet a DC staffer with deep ties to the district. They consistently 
left blown away by her empathy and policy acumen for the most pressing 
issues facing our country and Minnesota's Third Congressional District.
  Jess worked tirelessly to make U.S. Department of Agriculture 
programs more equitable for Black and Brown farmers, provide adult 
sized changing tables in airports to ease travel for people with 
disabilities, and preserve Minnesota's Boundary Waters as an oasis 
uninhibited by harmful mining practices. She is a fierce advocate who 
has an unparalleled ability to treat the issue at hand with the utmost 
importance. The office will not be the same without her insight, 
diligence, warm smile, and occasional sarcasm. We look forward to 
working for Jess some day in the not-too-distant future.
  The people of Minnesota's Third Congressional District were lucky to 
have her expertise and leadership, and she will be dearly missed. 
However, I'm extraordinarily happy that this expertise will continue to 
serve the nation and the people of Massachusetts. I wish Jessica all 
the best in her future endeavors and thank her for two years of 
faithful service to this nation--and many more to come.

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