[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6301]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              EXPRESSING APPRECIATION OF MEMBERS OF STAFF

  (Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I simply want to thank all of our 
hardworking staff in our office and on the House Budget Committee, who 
put in long hours, dedicated years of expertise to making this budget 
possible, to making this budget passable--to making this moment happen.
  I want to thank Budjon Burks, Eric Davis, Vanessa Day, Marsha 
Douglas, Tim Flynn, Nicole Foltz, Jose Guillen, Jim Herz, Matt 
Hoffmann, Charlotte Ivancic, Pat Knudsen, Jane Lee, Dick Magee, Ted 
McCann, Andy Morton, Courtney Reinhard, Paul Restuccia, Jon Romito, 
Austin Smythe--our staff director--Jenna Spealman, Stephen Spruiell, 
Conor Sweeney, Dennis Teti, Dana Wade. I call him ``John Z,'' but it's 
John Zakrajsek. That's an inside joke. Brad Butler, Jonathan Golster, 
Spencer Pepper, Alex Stoddard.
  I also want to thank from our personal office:
  Smythe Anderson, Laurie Krmpotich, Joyce Meyer, Sarah Peer, Mark 
Positano, Kevin Seifert, Martin Skold, Andy Speth--my chief of staff--
Allison Steil; our interns: Brad Kirschbaum, Jane McEarney, David 
Pelsue, Greg Spevacek, and John Watts.
  Mr. Speaker, I just want to thank all of the hardworking staff for 
making this possible.

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