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| CREC-2022-12-30-pt1-PgE1363-5 | 2022-12-30 | 117 | 2 | 168 | HONORING COURTNEY STEVENS' SERVICE TO MISSISSIPPI | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | HONORING | E1363 | E1363 | [{"name": "Steven M. Palazzo", "role": "speaking"}] | 168 Cong. Rec. E1363 | Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022) [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 203 (Friday, December 30, 2022)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1363] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING COURTNEY STEVENS' SERVICE TO MISSISSIPPI ______ HON. STEVEN M. PALAZZO of mississippi in the house of representatives Friday, December 30, 2022 Mr. PALAZZO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize my Chief of Staff, Courtney Stevens. Courtney joined my legislative staff in Washington, D.C. in 2019. She was hired as a Senior Legislative Assistant and immediately displayed her aptitude with the Appropriations process and delivering district wins, resulting in a promotion to Legislative Director. In addition to her legislative portfolio, Courtney took on managing staff and running the day-to-day of the D.C. office and earned a promotion to Deputy Chief of Staff at the beginning of 2022. A few months later, I was glad to name her my Chief of Staff, given her commitment to my office, Mississippi, and public service. Courtney is a native of Northern Virginia. She graduated from James Madison University, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and a European Studies minor from the University of Antwerp. After college graduation, she knew her major wasn't her passion and leaned on her favorite experience--a Capitol Hill internship she did for two summers in high school for Congressman Pete Sessions. Courtney's career on the Hill started with an offer to join the Senate Appropriations Committee under the Leadership of the late Senator Thad Cochran, the senior Senator from Mississippi. During her time there, she built relationships and absorbed information from the pillars of the Committee. Courtney did what was needed, from planning Committee Christmas parties to working on both the Legislative Branch and Labor, Health and Human Services subcommittees. During the 114th Congress, the Committee Staff Director nominated Courtney for the Emerging Congressional Staff Leadership Program through the Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership. Additionally, she was selected to participate in educational programs through the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the MIT Security Studies program. The House Office of lnterparliamentary Affairs chose her to join the 2022 Congress-Bundestag/Bundesrat Staff Exchange. And most recently, Courtney was nominated and then picked by Republican Leadership to join the first-ever Level Up--Future Chiefs of Staff course created by Republican House Leadership. Courtney's diverse professional experience has been key to my success as she supported me and my Appropriations subcommittee assignments. She took on an array of district issues, such as working with USACE during the extended opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway and ensuring NASA continued its commitment to Stennis Space Center with the ``Green Run'' test for SLS. She learned about the U.S. Coast Guard's missions, the situation at the southwest border, and how to work with NOAA and state agencies to extend red snapper season for the Gulf Coast. Courtney sorted through and prioritized my office's community-funded project submissions, which resulted in $32.2 million in direct funds for projects across South Mississippi in fiscal year 2022 and $22.2 million in fiscal year 2023. While Courtney prepares for the next steps of her career on the House Appropriations Committee, it is my honor to recognize her public service to the Fourth Congressional District and all Mississippi constituents. I wish Courtney the very best. ____________________ |