[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8730]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK--DEBORAH MONETTE

  (Mr. PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, this week is Public Service Recognition 
Week, a time when we honor government employees at the Federal, State, 
county and local levels. We cannot thank our public servants enough for 
the job that they do for this country day in and day out. The Federal 
Government simply cannot function properly without good employees and 
the managers who are committed to the work of our Nation.
  As the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and 
Agency Organization and a member of the Congressional Public Service 
Caucus, I would also like to honor one Nevadan who is making a 
difference for our great Nation. Deborah Monette, a Federal employee at 
the National Nuclear Security Administration's North Las Vegas site 
office in Nevada manages a number of high-profile projects at the 
agency's Nevada test site. Her work includes stewardship of the 
Nation's nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear test readiness, 
nonproliferation issues and emergency response programs. In that 
capacity, she has spearheaded critical counterterrorism initiatives for 
our country.
  One of Ms. Monette's greatest achievements is the creation of the 
National Center For Combating Terrorism at the Nevada test site. The 
center is an intensive, hands-on training ground where Federal, State 
and local agencies and employees involved in combating terrorism can 
train for the wars of the future. It was established to provide a 
realistic test and evaluation laboratory for first responders.
  She is a 30-year employee. I wish we would honor Ms. Monette and all 
Federal, State and local employees across this country.

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