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“RECOGNIZING LIEUTENANT DAVID JOHN REZZO” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E515-E516 on May 1, 2019.
The Department oversees energy policies and is involved in how the US handles nuclear programs. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department's misguided energy regulations have caused large losses to consumers for decades.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
RECOGNIZING LIEUTENANT DAVID JOHN REZZO
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HON. DONALD S. BEYER, JR.
of virginia
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, our brave men and women of the Armed Forces continuously make sacrifices to keep our nation strong and free. Among the ranks is Lieutenant David John Rezzo, who I want to recognize today for his eight years of service in the United States Navy.
Lieutenant Rezzo currently serves as a Requirements Officer for Undersea Networks in the Pentagon. He entered the United States Navy in 2011 and has served in numerous assignments and deployments throughout his distinguished career.
Lieutenant Rezzo has shown not only outstanding leadership skills, but also uncommon technical prowess. Over the course of six months as a Junior Officer on the USS Charlotte, he safely supervised the entire ship watch team during surface and submerged operations and managed the maintenance of an attack submarine's mechanical systems. He also achieved certification from the United States Department of Energy to assume overall responsibility of a US Naval Nuclear Power Plant.
Since November 2016, Lieutenant Rezzo has led a major revision of the Undersea Warfare Division's strategic plan, articulating future investment areas to industry, fleet users, program offices and other stakeholders with the aim of maintaining undersea dominance. He continues to coordinate plans to transition high-end asset programs that expand reliable communications throughout the maritime domain.
Most recently, Lieutenant Rezzo was also working on facilitating a
$150 million-dollar rapid acquisition effort to expand maritime surveillance worldwide in support of a critically important Chief of Naval Operations directive.
Madam Speaker, on behalf of Virginia's Eighth Congressional District I commend my constituent, Lieutenant David John Rezzo on his years of devoted service to the United States of America and ask the House of Representatives to join me in recognizing him.
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