[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 145 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING MEGAN BEL MILLER

  (Mr. SCALISE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize someone whose 
leadership, service, and friendship have meant so much to me, Team 
Scalise, and the people of southeast Louisiana. I am talking about my 
chief of staff and senior leadership adviser, Megan Bel Miller.
  Megan has been part of my team from the very beginning. In fact, when 
I was first elected to Congress, she was the very first person that I 
hired.
  As my then-legislative director and longtime Energy and Commerce 
Committee staffer, Megan helped lead our work on some of the biggest 
issues facing not only our district but the Nation, including energy 
and healthcare.
  After the Deepwater Horizon disaster, she played a critical role in 
drafting and passing the RESTORE Act to help Louisiana communities 
recover and rebuild.
  When Megan first left our office in 2013, I stood right here on this 
House floor to recognize her service and said she was leaving for 
``bigger and better things.''

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  Luckily for me, those bigger and better things eventually led Megan 
back to Capitol Hill, this time as the chief of staff for my personal 
office in 2017.
  Just months later, when I was shot, I came to rely on Megan in ways 
that none of us could have imagined.
  Through it all, Megan's leadership and friendship never wavered, and 
Jennifer and I will always be grateful for the way she helped my family 
and our team make it through that challenging time.
  Over the years, Megan has also been someone I have relied on for her 
expertise on policy and knowledge of this institution. She has become 
known for her deep knowledge of policy and process, her strong 
relationships on both sides of the aisle, and her ability to bring 
people together.
  She played a key role in helping secure a provision in the working 
families tax cut that increases the amount of revenue-sharing dollars 
that Louisiana and other Gulf Coast States receive each year from 
offshore drilling.
  Megan has always been someone I could count on for good advice, sound 
judgment, and an unwavering commitment to the people we serve.
  I call her the ``Geaux Getter'' because no matter what the problem is 
that we have to solve, Megan just finds a way to get it done. Her 
impact can be seen not only in the policies that she shaped, but in the 
countless constituents she helped and staff members that she mentored 
along the way.
  Mr. Speaker, I can't thank Megan enough for everything she has done 
for me, our office, and the American people.
  Thirteen years ago, I stood on this floor, and I said I would miss 
her, as she went on to bigger and better things. Today, I find myself 
saying it again. It has been a privilege to work alongside her all of 
these years and an even greater privilege to call her a friend.
  Jennifer and I wish Megan, Joel, Parker, and Caroline all the best in 
this next chapter. Best of luck to Megan and all of her friends and 
family in the gallery.

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