[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4104]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO ANNIE BRANDT

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 2016

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Annie Brandt for being named a 2016 Forty Under 40 honoree 
by the award-winning central Iowa publication, Business Record.
  Since 2000, Business Record has undertaken an exhaustive annual 
review to identify a standout group of young leaders in the Greater Des 
Moines Area that are making an impact in their communities and their 
careers. Each year, forty up-and-coming community and business leaders 
under 40 years of age are selected for this prestigious honor based on 
a combined criteria of community involvement and success in their 
chosen career field. The 2016 class of Forty Under 40 honorees will 
join an impressive roster of 640 business leaders and growing.
  As the Community Engagement Leader at Thrivent Financial Annie works 
tirelessly to facilitate generosity across the state of Iowa. She is 
reminded on a daily basis that the greatest thing a human can do is 
dedicate themselves to helping and giving to others. Annie exemplifies 
that professionally and personally. She dedicates her time and talents 
to a number of organizations in the community including Oakridge 
Neighborhoods, Des Moines Community Playhouse, Young Women's Resource 
Center, Habitat for Humanity, Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center, 
Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Lead Like a Lady.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Annie 
in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize and applaud her for utilizing her talents to better both her 
community and the great state of Iowa. I ask that my colleagues in the 
United States House of Representatives join me in congratulating Annie 
on receiving this esteemed designation, thanking those at Business 
Record for their great work, and wishing each member of the 2016 Forty 
Under 40 class a long and successful career.

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