    [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)]
    [Extensions of Remarks]
    [Page E164]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                           RECOGNIZING NICOLE SCHMITT

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                               HON. ZACHARY NUNN

                                    of iowa

                        in the house of representatives

                          Wednesday, February 26, 2025

      Mr. NUNN of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the
    extraordinary work delivered by Nicole Schmitt, our Director of
    Operations and Scheduler. Throughout her tenure in our office, she
    helped direct a dynamic and highly effective professional team,
    including recruiting and supervising staff assistants and Congressional
    interns.
      During her tenure, Nicole executed many top-tier engagements,
    including meetings for foreign heads of state, national travel, and
    managing the 2025 Presidential Inauguration events for approximately
    five hundred Iowans who came to visit the Nation's capital.
      Further, Nicole proved pivotal in helping the team work with
    stakeholders across the state and the aisle to earn our team the Top-10
    most bipartisan member of Congress, by focusing on delivering results.
      Equally, Nicole helped organize a series of ``after-hours'' Capitol
    tours and joined me in leading constituents on a unique historical look
    of the hallowed halls of Congress--just ask her about the Senate
    chandelier.
      Leveraging her naturally spirited personality and proven expertise as
    a Parliamentary Intern in the Houses of the Oireachtas, Ireland, and
    clerk in the Iowa House of Representatives, Nicole remains successful
    in bringing people together to accomplish great things.
      Most importantly, Nicole is a friend to us all, not least of all my
    kids, who will always remember her scavenger hunts during their Junior
    Congresswoman visits in Washington, D.C. We are grateful for her
    service with our team and wish her success as she returns to the Great
    State of Iowa, and all the victories Iowa State football can provide
    her.
      The distinctive accomplishments of Nicole's service reflect well upon
    herself, the people of Iowa, and the United States.

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