[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6418]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              RITA SCHNIDT

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 7, 2013

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud 
Rita Schnidt for being honored by the Jefferson Center for Mental 
Health for her decades of outstanding service to our community.
   Rita is a long time resident of Jefferson County and is a tireless 
and energetic volunteer for the Jefferson Center for Mental Health. She 
is a former Jefferson Center Board member and chair of the Jefferson 
Mental Health Foundation. Her other accomplishments are numerous. 
Jeanne Oliver states ``Combining her political savvy with her 
commitment to grass roots-level change, Rita remains a staunch advocate 
for battered women, low-income housing, those struggling with mental 
illness and alcoholism, and others who don't have any other voice.'' 
Her friends describe her as ``a force of nature'', ``the lady who knows 
how to get things done'', ``a dynamo of action!'' and ``always there 
when people need her.''
   I am honored to congratulate Rita Schnidt on receiving this well 
deserved recognition from the Jefferson Center for Mental Health. I 
have no doubt she will exhibit the same passion, dedication and 
character in all her future endeavors.

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