[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 44 (Monday, March 10, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E194]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING MY CONGRESSIONAL STAFF IN HONOR OF NATIONAL EMPLOYEE 
                            APPRECIATION DAY

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                          HON. DEBORAH K. ROSS

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 10, 2025

  Ms. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my profound 
appreciation for the staff who serve the people of the Second District 
of North Carolina.
  This is an exceptionally challenging time for public servants in 
America. Congressional staff are no exception. Yet, despite an 
increasingly hostile political environment, my office continues to 
deliver superlative results for my constituents.
  Last year, my district staff hosted or attended almost 200 events in 
Wake County, closed more than 1,500 constituent cases, and returned 
more than $22.3 million in federal benefits to the people of North 
Carolina. Over the same period, the staff in my Washington, D.C. office 
researched hundreds of policy questions, drafted 32 bills, amendments, 
and resolutions, and responded to more than 43,000 messages from 
constituents.
  These numbers are an impressive but inadequate measure of my staff's 
contributions. In ways large and small--sometimes splashed on the 
frontpage of the newspaper but more often known only to a single 
family--they touch the lives of the people I represent.
  Their service isn't just about providing information on legislation 
or assistance with benefits. In moments of hardship and frustration, my 
staff offer hope and wise counsel. They make people feel heard and 
understood and appreciated. In a very practical sense, they make real 
our Constitution's promise to every American of the right to ``petition 
the Government for a redress of grievances.''
  Mr. Speaker, in recognition of their dedicated service and long hours 
on behalf of the people of North Carolina, I wish to include in the 
Record the names of each staffer currently employed by my office:
  Puj Adusumilli, Kimberly Moore, Nadia Alston, Samantha Crane, 
Caroline Spencer Sparks, Josie Feron, Maura Haydin Thompson, Walker 
Beard, Tom Koester, Matthew Lee, Katie Paulson, Ally Tannenbaum, Jackie 
Gonzalez, Daphne Moore, Bardia Asefnia, Huston Wallace, Sam Upah, Alisa 
Sarkisian-Tatarian, Sophia Jacome, Sophie MacOmber, Erendira Ramirez, 
Easton Inman, and Chalina Morgan-Lopez.
  Mr. Speaker, March 7th was National Employee Appreciation Day. On 
that day and every day, I am grateful that my staff have chosen to 
invest so much of their precious time and talent to making a difference 
for North Carolina. Their enthusiasm energizes me. Their creativity 
inspires me. At this difficult time, their positivity in the face of so 
much turmoil fills me with hope for the future.

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