- Record: Extensions of Remarks
- Section type: Recognition
- Chamber: House
- Date: October 22, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: Extensions of Remarks are statements submitted for the official record, even if they were not spoken live on the floor.
HON. DUSTY JOHNSON
of south dakota
in the house of representatives
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and thank Elizabeth Walters, of Washington, D.C., for her eight years of dedication and service to the State of South Dakota. Elizabeth served as the Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director in my office, following her early roles as Legislative Correspondent and Legislative Assistant.
thoughtful policy advisor from the start, garnering respect from her colleagues for her thoughtfulness and sound leadership.
Select Committee on China, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and numerous other areas including veterans' affairs. Her portfolio also included appropriations, defense, foreign affairs, oversight, rural water, science, supply chain, and tax.
priorities including Keep the Nine, the gross vehicle weight pilot program, tribal trust land, and other supply chain-related legislation. She was successful in reaching out to other Member offices to increase co-sponsorship of these priorities.
research and is always prepared and insightful in her legislative guidance.
I would also like to recognize her husband, Tristan.
- Dakota and for her commitment to public service.