[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 118 (Monday, July 20, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S4160]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                TRIBUTE TO DR. KRISTINA SAWETZ-GLASENER

   Ms. DUCKWORTH. Mr. President, along with my colleague 
Senator Mike Crapo, we join in honoring Dr. Kristina Sawetz-Glasener, 
Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor and Licensed Clinical Social 
Worker, for her devotion in serving children and families across the 
Washington, DC, area. We thank her for facilitating a hands-on 
interactive session with the Senate Moms group.
  Dr. Kristina Sawetz-Glasener is the owner of her own private 
practice, the Creative Counseling Center of Northern Virginia, LLC. She 
simultaneously serves the community by working on grant-funded 
initiatives in preschools and nonprofits. Dr. Kristina is the NOVA 
Regional co-chair for the Virginia Association for Play Therapy and was 
awarded the 2026 Play Therapist of the Year by the Virginia Association 
for Play Therapy.
  With over 15 years of experience, Dr. Kristina has continually 
dedicated herself to the community by providing invaluable mental 
health services to children and families. She earned her doctorate from 
Lesley University in expressive therapies, and her doctoral research 
utilized sandtray and creative arts to aid siblings of children with 
cancer in communicating their lived experience. Dr. Kristina is a 
mother of two and understands the demands impressed upon working 
mothers.
  Our staff lead the Senate Moms group, a bipartisan group of more than 
200 moms employed by the U.S. Senate. The group's regular meetings and 
internal resources in the Senate help working moms feel united and 
supported in navigating the Senate workplace and raising children in 
the Washington, DC, area.
  Thank you, Dr. Kristina, for your inspiring work to ground and 
connect them to what truly matters by exploring their experiences as 
working mothers. You have set an excellent example for the many moms 
who help keep the U.S. Senate functioning day-to-day. We wish you the 
best in all the future offers you.

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