[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4845]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO JOE DeJONG

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 24, 2017

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Joe DeJong for being named a 2017 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 2017 class of Forty Under 40 honorees will 
join an impressive roster of 680 past business leaders and growing.
  Joe leads the ESOP Finance Team at Bankers Trust Company, helping 
companies across the nation transition to employee ownership and create 
an extremely attractive culture for employees. Outside of the many 
hours he spends on growing the ESOP business, Joe has been a member of 
the Board of Directors of Orchard Place for the past seven years, 
giving him the privilege of mentoring young men and providing him with 
a deeper perspective on mental health issues facing young people.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Joe 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 Joe on 
receiving this esteemed designation, thanking those at Business Record 
for their great work, and wishing each member of the 2017 Forty Under 
40 class a long and successful career.