[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages 23307-23308] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]STENNIS CONGRESSIONAL INTERN PROGRAM ______ HON. BART GORDON of tennessee in the house of representatives Friday, August 3, 2007 Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, for 5 years now, the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service has conducted a program for summer interns working in congressional offices. This 6-week program is designed to enhance their internship experience by giving them an inside view of how Congress really works. It also provides an opportunity for them to meet with senior staff and other experts to discuss issues ranging from the influence of the media and lobbyists on Congress to Congress's power of the purse. The program is a joint effort of the Stennis Center and a collection of current and former senior congressional staff leaders who are serving as Senior Stennis Fellows. These fellows use their experience and expertise to design the program and to participate in each of the interactive sessions and panel discussions. Interns are selected for this program based on their college record, community service background, and interest in a career in public service. This year, 29 outstanding interns, most of them juniors and seniors in college, who are working for Democrats and Republicans in both personal and committee offices in the House and Senate participated. Mr. President, I congratulate the interns for their participation in this valuable program and I thank the Stennis Center and the Senior Stennis Fellows for providing such a unique experience for these interns and for encouraging them to consider a future career in public service. I ask unanimous consent that a list of 2007 Stennis congressional interns and the offices in which they work be printed in the Record. Yaser Ali of the University of Florida interning in the Office of Senator Bill Nelson Sue Banerjee of Northwestern University interning in the Office of Representative Nick Lampson David Bodner of Virginia Tech University interning in the Office of Representative Howard Berman Andrew Briggs of Knox College interning in the Office of Senator Herb Kohl Jeff Burdette of the University of Maryland interning in the House Veterans' Committee Sarah Coppersmith of Washington University interning in the Office of Representative Harry Mitchell [[Page 23308]] Sarah Cummings of Bucknell University interning in the Office of Representative Phil English Dominic Day of Vanderbilt University interning in the Office of Representative Donna Christensen Marsha Dixon of the University of Florida Law School interning in the House Ways and Means Committee Sean Evins of Rhodes College interning in the Office of Senator Jim DeMint Jason Ferguson of the University of Florida interning with the House Homeland Security Committee Jim Goldenstein of the University of Illinois interning with the Office of Representative John Shimkus Jason Griffith of the University of Colorado interning with the Office of Representative Ed Perlmutter James Holcombe of the University of North Carolina interning in the Office of Senator Elizabeth Dole Lori Ann Holland of Mississippi State University interning in the Office of Senator Thad Cochran Ashley Howell of the University of Southern California interning in the Office of Representative Ken Calvert Jason Knecht of Shippensburg University interning in the Office of Representative Tim Holden Jenna Kubecka of Texas A&M University interning in the Office of Representative Nick Lampson Jaime Lee of the University of Southern California interning in the Office of Representative Howard Berman Ashleigh Leitch of the College of St. Benedict interning in the Office of Senator Amy Klobuchar Kaylan Lytle of the University of Tulsa interning in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Sara Major of George Washington University interning in the Office of Representative David Obey Daniel Mannion of Notre Dame University interning in the Office of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Dan Meehan of the State University of New York at Geneseo interning in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Robyn Meyer of the College of St. Benedict interning in the Office of Senator Amy Klobuchar Matt Pollard of the University of Exeter (England) interning in the Senate Budget Committee Jasmine Vasquez of the DePaul University Law School interning in the House Ways and Means Committee Ben Whitehair of the University of Colorado interning in the Office of Representative Diana DeGette Amber Woodward of the University of Pennsylvania interning in the Office of Representative Dennis Moore ____________________