Political Quotes

“Mr. President, along with my colleagues Senator Mike Crapo and Representative Mike Simpson, today I recognize and congratulate Mr. Richard B. Provencher on his upcoming retirement after more than 32 years of distinguished Federal service consisting of Active-Duty military service, service with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NRC, and more than 29 years of service with the U.S. Department of Energy, DOE. Mr. Provencher began his Federal career in 1986 as a health physicist for the NRC Headquarters Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. Rick transferred to NRC Region 1 in King of Prussia, PA, where he was a materials inspector. In 1990, he joined the DOE as a health physicist and began his Senior Executive Service career as deputy director at West Valley Demonstration Project in New York. In 1998, he served as the director of the Miamisburg Closure Project in Ohio. In 2003, he transferred to the Idaho Operations Office in Idaho as the deputy manager for environmental management, where he had a profound impact on DOE's mission to address Idaho's environmental cleanup efforts. Mr. Provencher provided strong leadership to the Federal and contractor workforce, making Idaho's cleanup performance one of the most successful in the Nation. Among his many accomplishments, Mr.…”