Congratulating Miranda Tingle

Floor Speech

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Mr. SORENSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Miranda Tingle for her congressional service to the people of central and northwestern Illinois.

More than 10 years ago, she began her career in Congress working for my predecessor, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos. Miranda found the job of casework to be meaningful and something that she could do to change lives for the better.

When Cheri Bustos retired from Congress, I was thankful that Miranda wanted to continue serving the people in our community. Miranda has spent more than a decade going above and beyond for every person that we serve in Illinois' 17th Congressional District.

One of my constituents wrote to me and said: ``Miranda was very clear that she couldn't make any promises, but she made it happen. Every question I had, every email or phone call was always returned within hours. I am forever grateful.''

That is who Miranda is, going above and beyond consistently to ensure that we do right by the people that we serve. People like Miranda are hard to come by around here, true public servants who give of themselves for the sake of their communities.

The countless people helped by Miranda, as well as her teammates in our office, are better off today because she made a difference with all of us.

Mr. Speaker, as Miranda prepares to close the congressional chapter of her career, I thank her for years of dedicated congressional service.

Miranda embodies the belief that no time is better spent than time spent in service to our fellow neighbors.

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