[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 9, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S6464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO BRIGADIER GENERAL REBECCA McELWAIN 

  Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, today I would like to congratulate an 
accomplished North Dakotan who is providing outstanding service to the 
Nation in the U.S. Army. BG Rebecca McElwain recently became the new 
Army budget director, and we look forward to working closely with a 
fellow North Dakotan in this role.
  Brigadier General McElwain was raised on a family farm near 
Karlsruhe, ND, and graduated from Minot High School. She attended North 
Dakota State University where she was in the ROTC program. She 
graduated with a bachelor of science in business administration from 
NDSU in 1997 and was then commissioned into the U.S. Army Finance and 
Comptroller Corps. From there, she spent significant time serving 
abroad, including deployments in Asia, Europe, Australia, and the 
Middle East, with command assignments at every level.
  Prior to this new assignment, she served as an Army congressional 
budget liaison and then the director of the Army's budget liaison 
office. Through all of her assignments, she brings as wealth of 
experience that will serve the Army and Congress well.
  Brigadier General McElwain and her husband James have a son Andrew. 
James is a classically trained chef, and Andrew is a recent graduate of 
the University of Mary Washington and works with the General Services 
Administration in Washington, DC.
  We benefit enormously from talented leaders like Brigadier General 
McElwain, and we look forward to her continued contributions to the 
Army and to the Nation. I congratulate her on this new role and look 
forward to working with her.

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