[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 166 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5952]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING BROOKE COTTRELL FROM CORRYTON, TENNESSEE

  (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, I recognize Brooke Cottrell from Corryton, 
Tennessee, who recently graduated from Lincoln Memorial University as a 
physician assistant. She is the daughter of my good friend, Scott 
Moore.
  Brooke has always been a very good student. She graduated from Gibbs 
High School as their valedictorian in 2015 and attended East Tennessee 
State University where she graduated in 2018 before heading to LMU.
  She was inspired to become a physician assistant because tragically 
she lost her Meemaw and Papi to COVID. She said: ``God called me to 
take care of people during some of the most vulnerable and scary 
moments in people's lives. I want to use my medical training and faith 
in God to provide healing and comfort.''
  Along with her academic achievements, Brooke has a heart to help 
those in need. She has spent a lot of her time working with local 
community organizations to help folks who are less fortunate, and she 
wants to use her career to continue taking care of east Tennesseans who 
need it most.
  Brooke is a true Tennessean, so, of course, she loves the country 
life, farming, and UT football. She enjoys the opportunity to take in 
the natural beauty of east Tennessee while hiking and spending time 
with her dogs, Enzo and Biscuit.
  I congratulate Brooke on her recent graduation.
  I am looking forward to seeing Brooke's bright future that she has 
ahead of her.
  I drove by their house, Mr. Speaker, on the day of her celebration. 
My daughter asked me what was going on. I said: Honey, I don't know, 
but, obviously, we weren't invited.
  Oddly enough, when I got home I found the invitation, so I missed the 
party.

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