May 9, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 77 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                       Tribute to Kara De Castro

  Mr. President, next I would like to recognize Kara De Castro from 
Haymarket, VA. Through her work at the National Nuclear Security 
Administration, Ms. De Castro has led crucial programs to reduce one of 
our Nation's most significant national security threats--nuclear 
proliferation. Ms. De Castro has been instrumental in developing a 
``nuclear security culture'' that is focused on the proper handling and 
use of nuclear materials. She is an Army veteran, and the Russian 
language training she received in the military has been put to good use 
through her work in the former Soviet Union. These efforts have led to 
the downgrading of 17 metric tons of highly enriched uranium, the 
equivalent of 446 nuclear weapons.
  I thank Ms. De Castro for making the world a safer place.