[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13367]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN RECOGNITION OF MS. JESSICA BUTLER

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                         HON. DAVID G. VALADAO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 29, 2015

  Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank Jessica Butler for 
her service to my office and the 21st Congressional District of 
California over the past two and a half years.
  Ms. Butler was born in Wharton, Texas to Robert and Carol Butler and 
spent her youth in Bay City, Texas with her siblings, Sarah and Sam. 
After completing her high school education, Ms. Butler studied poultry 
science and food safety at Texas A&M University and Auburn University.
  After college, Jessica accepted a Fellowship with Congressman Devin 
Nunes through the American Association for the Advancement of Science 
and the Federation of Animal Science Societies. Her work in Mr. Nunes' 
office led her to discover her passion for policy. After completing her 
fellowship, she joined my office as my Legislative Assistant and became 
one of the few individuals who can say they worked for every Portuguese 
Republican from California in the House of Representatives. During her 
time in my office, she handled several legislative portfolios, 
including agriculture, energy, healthcare, homeland security, 
immigration, trade, and water. Last year, she was promoted to 
Legislative Director and handled my work on the Appropriations 
committee.
  On August 1, 2015, Ms. Butler's time in my office will come to an 
end. Ms. Butler is returning to Texas, where she will marry Mr. Nathan 
Russell, a nuclear plant operator who has loved her since their 
freshman year of high school, on September 19, 2015. While I know her 
family will be happy to have her back in the Lone Star State, she will 
be greatly missed as a member of my team.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the United States House of 
Representatives to join me in commending Jessica Butler for her public 
service to the people of the Central Valley and wishing her well in 
this next chapter of her life.

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