Recognizing Kristen Pinnock

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Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Kristen Pinnock for her service to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

A Gales Ferry, Connecticut native, Kristen graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Secondary Science and Social Science Education from DePaul University in 2011. While completing her Masters of Art/Ph.D in Measurement, Evaluation, and Assessment from the University of Connecticut, Kristen began her career in Washington, D.C. as a Student Trainee for the U.S. Government Accountability Office before becoming an Analyst and Senior Analyst. In March 2023, she joined the House Committee on Energy and Commerce as a U.S. Government Accountability Office Detailee for the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations where she has been a critical team member in leading investigations into Anti-Semitism in medical schools and hospitals and supported the Committee's role in the bipartisan AI Task Force report that came out in the 118th Congress. Kristen was also essential in Committee efforts in writing letters pertaining to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Most recently, Kristen completed another degree graduating with a Master of Arts in Defense and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College in 2024.

Kristen's time as detailee with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is ending this week and she will return to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. I know Kristen will continue to be as valuable of an asset for the U.S. Government Accountability Office as she was for the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. I wish her the best and thank Kristen Pinnock for her service to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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