HONORING MIDSHIPMAN BRIDGET SUNDHEIM

On 2025-05-15, Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN-6) delivered a floor speech titled "HONORING MIDSHIPMAN BRIDGET SUNDHEIM" in the House.

HONORING MIDSHIPMAN BRIDGET SUNDHEIM

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 82 (Thursday, May 15, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 82 (Thursday, May 15, 2025)] [House] [Page H2079] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING MIDSHIPMAN BRIDGET SUNDHEIM (Mr. EMMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. EMMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Midshipman Bridgett Sundheim. A Delano High School graduate, Bridget is graduating from George Washington University today. The Sundheim family is in town for the celebration. They are somewhere up there. They are a generous, upstanding family from Delano. My wife, Jackie, and I have known them for years. During high school, Bridget launched Best Buddies, a student organization that continues transforming the lives of students with special needs. She was also a member of the Civil Air Patrol, which led Bridget to join the Navy ROTC at GW. Last summer, Bridget served on the USS McCampbell in Japan, earning a coveted Blue Chip from the ship's captain and guaranteeing a spot on the ship after being commissioned as a surface warfare officer. She plans to return to the USS McCampbell later this year. Driven, kind, and unwaveringly patriotic, Bridget holds herself to the highest standards. I wish Bridget all the best and thank her for her service and dedication to our country. She makes Delano and the State of Minnesota proud. ____________________