[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4448]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO NATHAN D. RITZ

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 15, 2016

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Nathan D. Ritz 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 Director of Regional Workforce Development and Education at 
the Greater Des Moines Partnership, Nathan has a knack for proving why 
Des Moines is a great place to work, live, and entertain. His 
dedication to youth mentoring in his professional life is certainly 
part of the reason he was selected for this award. Nathan is also 
tirelessly dedicated to his community and it shows through his work on 
the Iowa Asian Alliance. He has served on their board of directors for 
the last four years and continues to strive day in and day out to 
provide awareness of and education about the struggles faced by the 
community.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Nathan 
in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize and applaud him for utilizing his talents to better both his 
community and the great state of Iowa. I ask that my colleagues in the 
United States House of Representatives join me in congratulating Nathan 
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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