{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12418", "1996-10-21", 104, 2, null, null, "TRIBUTE TO THE SENATE STAFF OF THE 104TH CONGRESS", "SENATE", "SENATE", "TRIBUTETO", "S12418", "S12419", "[{\"name\": \"Thomas A. Daschle\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "142 Cong. Rec. S12418", "Congressional Record, Volume 142 Issue 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)]\n[Senate]\n[Pages S12418-S12419]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n           TRIBUTE TO THE SENATE STAFF OF THE 104TH CONGRESS\n\n Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, as the 104th Congress comes to a\nclose, I want to recognize some of the people without whom the Senate\nsimply could not operate--the loyal staff who served this institution\nwith great dedication and pride.\n  The sacrifices staff make are largely unknown to most people outside\nthe Senate. For instance, during the final weeks of this session, many\nof the staff of the House and Senate appropriations committees worked\nover 100 hours straight to finalize the omnibus appropriations bill.\nWhen I leave for home after a late night, I generally pass by the\nOfficial Reporters of Debates, who face several more hours in the\noffice to finish up that day's Congressional Record.\n  Anyone who understands the Senate understands the crucial role staff\nplays. Today, I want to thank all Senate staff for their service to the\nSenate and to the Nation.\n  In particular, I want to mention some of the people who are\nresponsible for the daily operations of the Senate. I begin by\nexpressing my gratitude to the office of the Secretary of the Senate.\nWe have a new Secretary of the Senate, Gary Sisco. Though he has been\non board only a few days, I am confident that Gary will be as easy to\nwork with and will demonstrate the same dependable professionalism of\nhis predecessor, Kelly Johnston.\n  We also have a new Sergeant at Arms, Gregory Casey. We will miss\nformer Sergeant at Arms Howard Greene's valuable knowledge of the\nSenate, but I am sure that Greg will approach the job with the same\nlove for the Senate that Howard demonstrated. The Sergeant at Arms has\nbeen supported by the capable assistance of the former Deputy Sergeant\nat Arms, Joyce McCluney, and the current Deputy, Larry Harris. The\nSergeant's office is also assisted by the work of Marie Angus and Patty\nMcNally. I would like to give special thanks for the hard work and\nconsummate professionalism of Jeri Thomson, the executive assistant for\nthe minority, who has provided invaluable assistance to me and to my\nDemocratic colleagues.\n  All Senators, I am sure, are grateful for the counsel and support\nthey receive from the staff who work the Senate floor and Cloakrooms.\nThat assistance has become even more valuable to me since I became\nDemocratic leader.\n  Our Democratic floor staff works under the excellent leadership of\nMarty Paone, the Secretary for the Minority. Under great pressure,\noften with little time and with little margin for error, Marty has time\nand again provided wise counsel to me and to my Democratic colleagues.\nDespite the pressures, Marty always finds time to respond to questions\nfrom Senator and staff alike--everything from the routine question\nabout timing of votes to the most complex analysis of parliamentary\nprocedure. The rare combination of a sharp mind, even temperament, and\nindepth experience makes Marty one of the most valuable officers of the\nSenate, and I want to thank him and recognize him for that. Marty is\nassisted by the hard work of Maura Farley McGee and Sue Spatz.\n\n  Day-to-day management of the floor operation is in the capable and\nenergetic hands of Lula Davis, the Assistant Secretary to the Minority.\nLula's ability to juggle multiple tasks--from negotiations over bills\nthat we seek to clear by unanimous consent, to advising Senators and\nstaff on legislative strategy, to acting as informal fashion adviser to\nmany of my colleagues--demonstrates her tireless dedication to making\nthings work around here. Working on the Democratic floor staff with\nMarty and Lula during the 104th Congress have been Art Cameron and\nKelly Riordan, both of whom we have since lost to the Treasury\nDepartment and law school, respectively, and Gary Myrick and Paul\nBrown, who have moved from the Cloakroom and the Democratic Policy\nCommittee, respectively. They were all assisted by the hard work of\nBrad Austin, who leaves shortly for a professional adventure in Malawi.\n  Our Democratic Cloakroom staff, Lenny Oursler, Paul Cloutier,\nChristina Krasow, and Brian Griffin, also provide invaluable assistance\nin many aspects of our Senate life. Among other things, they field\ncountless queries about what the Senate is doing and when votes will\noccur, including that age-old question, ``Will there be any more\nrollcall votes tonight?'' They help us stay on schedule and where we\nare supposed to be, all while keeping track of the flurry of\nlegislation that moves through here and keeping most of us entertained.\nI salute them for their hard work and good humor and thank them for\ntheir assistance.\n  It is no exaggeration to say that our ability to navigate the\ncomplexities of Senate rules and procedures would be\n\n[[Page S12419]]\n\nimpossible without the assistance of our Parliamentarians. Senate\nParliamentarian Bob Dove, with the outstanding assistance of Senior\nAssistant Parliamentarian Alan Frumin, Assistant Parliamentarian Kevin\nKayes, and Parliamentary Assistant Sally Goffinet, provides an\nunparalleled level of expertise and understanding of Senate procedure.\n  Our growing C-SPAN audience has no doubt become familiar with the\ncommanding voice of Legislative Clerk Scott Bates and his assistant\nDavid Tinsley; Bill Clerk Kathie Alvarez has also become a notable\npresence. Kathie is assisted in her duties as bill clerk by Danielle\nFling and Mary Anne Clarkson. Our legislative and bill clerks deserve\nthe thanks and respect of all Senators for their keen attention to\ndetail and their patient professionalism.\n  Journal Clerk William Lackey and his assistants Patrick Keating and\nMark Lacovara; Enrolling Clerk Tom Lundregan and his assistant Charlene\nMcDevitt; Executive Clerk David Marcos and his assistant Michelle\nHaynes; Daily Digest Editor Thomas Pellikaan, Assistant Editor Linda\nSebold, and Staff Assistant Kimberly Longsworth, all have my gratitude\nfor their long hours and hard work.\n  I also would like to thank and commend again our official Reporters\nof Debates for their hard work: Chief Reporter Ronald Kavulick and\nAssistant Chief Reporter--and Congressional Record Coordinator--Scott\nSanborn; Morning Business Editor Ken Dean and Assistant Editor Lee\nBrown; Expert Transcriber Supervisor Eileen Connor and her assistants,\nDonald Corrigan and Eileen Milton; and the Official Reporters of\nDebates: Jerald Linnell, Raleigh Milton, Joel Brietner, Mary Jane\nMcCarthy, Paul Nelson, Katie-Jane Teel, and Patrick Renzi.\n  I also want to thank our Senate Doorkeepers, directed by Arthur\nCurran and Donn Larson, for the friendly, and helpful attitude they\nbring to their jobs, often in the face of long and uncertain hours.\nWithout their assistance and that of all of our Senate support staff,\nour work simply could not get done.\n  Finally, Mr. President, I want to thank my own staff and the staff of\nthe Democratic Leadership Committees, whom I share with Senators Reid,\nRockefeller, and Kerry. These bright, talented people are dedicated to\nthe effort to serve the people of South Dakota and the Nation, as well\nas every Democratic senator and their staffs. They do a tremendous job,\nand I owe each of them a debt of gratitude.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12418"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.36997697316110134, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}