GOP senator recognizes passing of Jackie Walorski amid bill debate: 'Light up a room like no other'
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Sen. Todd Young recognized the recent passing of Rep. Jackie Walorski and her staff, including Emma Thomson and Zachary Potts, during debate on the reconciliation budget bill.
A black ribbon adorns the nameplate of the late Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-IN at her office in the Cannon House Office Building on August 4, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-IN, and two staff members were killed in a car crash in Elkhart County, Indiana on Wednesday. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., participates in the House Ways and Means Committee Trade Subcommittee hearing on July 18, 2018. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., before a House Ways and Means Committee markup in Longworth Building on July 12, 2018. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., and her husband, Dean, talk with guests in Warsaw, Ind., on April 4, 2018. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
He then named Walorski, 58, communications director Emma Thomson, 28, and district director Zachary Potts, 27, who were killed in a head-on collision Wednesday in Elkhart County, Indiana. Edith Schmucker, 56, the sole occupant of the other vehicle, was also killed in the collision.
"We grieve them all and we pray for their family and friends," Young said. "Like everyone here and back home in Indiana, I'm absolutely heartbroken."