Recognizing Sherry Bryant

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Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the extraordinary career and contributions of Sherry Bryant, a committee reporter from the Clerk's Office of Official Reporters.

As the Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, I have gained firsthand knowledge of the numerous offices across the Capitol complex whose staff ensure the seamless, high-quality operation of the House of Representatives as it performs its legislative duties. These offices include the Office of the Clerk, and specifically, its Office of Official Reporters, where Sherry has faithfully served for the past decade.

Sherry began her career as a freelance deposition reporter in Pennsylvania and has been a court reporter since 1981. From 1998 to 2012, she reported the annual Pennsylvania Senate Budget Hearing. She later served with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 2013 to 2016. Over the course of her career, she has reported countless significant proceedings, including the 42nd President of the United States' remarks at the National Governors Association's annual conference in 2000.

In 2016, Sherry joined the Office of Official Reporters, where she has since covered several historic and high-profile committee and subcommittee hearings, field hearings across the country, transcribed interviews, and depositions. Her dedicated work has helped preserve the official record of this institution at some of its most consequential moments.

In 2025, Sherry won the National Court Reporters Association Speed Competition for the third time, solidifying her status as the fastest court reporter in the Nation. She previously claimed this honor in 2012 and 2018. She is also a Registered Merit Reporter (RMR) and a Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR), achieving measured speeds ranging from 180 to 260 words per minute with a minimum accuracy of 95 percent--an extraordinary testament to her skill and discipline. Her colleagues describe her as dedicated, hardworking, conscientious, and unfailingly positive. The Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives described her as ``the nicest person--nice and talented.''

It has been a true privilege for the House of Representatives to benefit from the service of the fastest court reporter in the country for all these years. As Sherry prepares to retire, I ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating her remarkable career and thanking her for her tireless service to this institution and to our Nation.

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