[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H663]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HONORING BART REISING
(Mr. SCALISE asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute.)
Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and thank one of
the longest serving members of Team Scalise, a son of Covington,
Georgia, and a proud Ole Miss alum, Bart Reising.
Bart came to the Hill in 2011 after working on political campaigns
and served my good friends, Austin Scott and Bill Flores, as their
scheduler before joining my team in 2014 as operations director during
the last few months of my chairmanship of the Republican Study
Committee.
Bart continued his role as operations director when I was elected
majority whip. He kept our office operations moving smoothly. Bart made
sure that the workers in this beautiful Capitol, the men and women who
literally make sure we have a functioning building, and the Capitol
Police who protect us always knew that Team Scalise appreciated their
efforts.
Later, as my member services director, he worked with so many of my
colleagues from both sides of the aisle to make sure their needs were
heard and taken care of.
When I became the majority leader and all my staff's roles and
responsibilities expanded, Bart took on the role of deputy chief of
staff, a position that my chief has often reminded me has been
instrumental to the success of our team and our House majority in the
last Congress.
Bart has been a mentor to so many young Hill staffers, always taking
time out of his incredibly busy schedule to meet with interns and
staffers alike, providing invaluable guidance as they navigate their
Hill careers.
To me and my wife, Jennifer, and our two children, he has been a dear
friend. He is fiercely loyal, and I am deeply appreciative of all he
has done for me and this institution. While Bart may be leaving the
Hill, he is forever Team Scalise.
I wish Bart good luck in this next new adventure that he is now
embarking upon. I know his parents, Craig and Susan, and his brother,
Brett, are so proud of what he has accomplished. I thank him for the
positive mark he has left on this great institution.
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