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RECOGNIZING MS. KAREN PARTIN

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On 2025-03-26, Representative Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3) delivered a floor speech titled "RECOGNIZING MS. KAREN PARTIN" in the House. The speech addressed taxes and also covered the environment, crime and justice.

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RECOGNIZING MS. KAREN PARTIN

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 55 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E253] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] RECOGNIZING MS. KAREN PARTIN ______ HON. CHARLES J. ``CHUCK'' FLEISCHMANN of tennessee in the house of representatives Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate and recognize Ms. Karen Partin, who, on January 30, 2025, completed 1 million miles of long-haul driving without an accident. Ms. Partin is a professional long-haul truck driver for McKee Foods Corporation based in Collegedale, Tennessee. She began her career at McKee Foods Corporation in September 1987. Starting in the Manufacturing Production Area, Karen first transferred to Shipping, then to the Transportation Department Dispatch Office approximately eleven years later. Fast-forward four more years, in 2002, she moved to Corporate Fleet Safety, where she began to learn about Safety in the trucking industry. In 2004, Karen chose to work part-time to fulfill her lifelong dream of being a long-haul truck driver. Karen returned to school to pursue a CDL. Two years later, Karen was a full-time professional semi-truck driver, bringing with her an abundance of safety knowledge from her time in Corporate Fleet Safety. The American Trucking Research Institute confirms that women make up only 8.1 percent of all U.S. professional truck drivers and only 2.7 percent of over-the-road truck drivers. Always a goal-setter, Karen began the pursuit of reaching one million safe miles. It is a milestone for every professional truck driver and an especially difficult goal for a woman professional truck driver. Since her professional driving career began in 2006, Karen has continued to further her education, completing, with Honors, a Business Management course through Cleveland State Community College. Karen recently completed an Advanced Critical Thinking course offered by McKee Foods and is continuously completing learning courses through LinkedIn Learning. Karen is a member of Women in Trucking and She Trucking. Her employer, McKee Foods, recently recognized Karen as a Road Team Captain with the Tennessee Trucking Association. As a Road Team Captain, Karen visits local schools to teach students how to share the road safely with big trucks and promote the professional truck driving profession. Karen is a role model for young adults, particularly women, to consider trucking and logistics as a career. Karen promotes a healthy lifestyle for herself and other professional truck drivers. She emphasizes the need to stay fit and healthy is vital as a long-haul truck driver. Karen is also the proud mother of two sons and has one granddaughter. I am honored to recognize Karen Partin for completing this unique and coveted milestone. ____________________

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RECOGNIZING MS. KAREN PARTIN Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 55 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E253] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] RECOGNIZING MS. KAREN PARTIN ______ HON. CHARLES J. ``CHUCK'' FLEISCHMANN of tennessee in the house of representatives Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate and recognize Ms. Karen Partin, who, on January 30, 2025, completed 1 million miles of long-haul driving without an accident. Ms. Partin is a professional long-haul truck driver for McKee Foods Corporation based in Collegedale, Tennessee. She began her career at McKee Foods Corporation in September 1987. Starting in the Manufacturing Production Area, Karen first transferred to Shipping, then to the Transportation Department Dispatch Office approximately eleven years later. Fast-forward four more years, in 2002, she moved to Corporate Fleet Safety, where she began to learn about Safety in the trucking industry. In 2004, Karen chose to work part-time to fulfill her lifelong dream of being a long-haul truck driver. Karen returned to school to pursue a CDL. Two years later, Karen was a full-time professional semi-truck driver, bringing with her an abundance of safety knowledge from her time in Corporate Fleet Safety. The American Trucking Research Institute confirms that women make up only 8.1 percent of all U.S. professional truck drivers and only 2.7 percent of over-the-road truck drivers. Always a goal-setter, Karen began the pursuit of reaching one million safe miles. It is a milestone for every professional truck driver and an especially difficult goal for a woman professional truck driver. Since her professional driving career began in 2006, Karen has continued to further her education, completing, with Honors, a Business Management course through Cleveland State Community College. Karen recently completed an Advanced Critical Thinking course offered by McKee Foods and is continuously completing learning courses through LinkedIn Learning. Karen is a member of Women in Trucking and She Trucking. Her employer, McKee Foods, recently recognized Karen as a Road Team Captain with the Tennessee Trucking Association. As a Road Team Captain, Karen visits local schools to teach students how to share the road safely with big trucks and promote the professional truck driving profession. Karen is a role model for young adults, particularly women, to consider trucking and logistics as a career. Karen promotes a healthy lifestyle for herself and other professional truck drivers. She emphasizes the need to stay fit and healthy is vital as a long-haul truck driver. Karen is also the proud mother of two sons and has one granddaughter. I am honored to recognize Karen Partin for completing this unique and coveted milestone. ____________________