[Senate Document 111-33]
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TRIBUTES TO HON. EDWARD E. KAUFMAN


                                           
                           Edward E. Kaufman

                       U.S. SENATOR FROM DELAWARE

                                TRIBUTES

                           IN THE CONGRESS OF

                           THE UNITED STATES

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                             Edward E. Kaufman


                                   Tributes

                                Delivered in Congress

                                  Edward E. Kaufman

                                United States Senator

                                      2009-2010

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                                      CONTENTS
             Biography.............................................
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             Farewell to the Senate................................
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             Proceedings in the Senate:
                Tributes by Senators:
                    Akaka, Daniel K., of Hawaii....................
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                    Alexander, Lamar, of Tennessee.................
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                    Burris, Roland W., of Illinois.................
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                    Conrad, Kent, of North Dakota..................
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                    Durbin, Richard, of Illinois...................
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                    Enzi, Michael B., of Wyoming...................
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                    Harkin, Tom, of Iowa...........................
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                    Levin, Carl, of Michigan.......................
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                    Reed, Jack, of Rhode Island....................
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                    Reid, Harry, of Nevada.........................
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                    Stabenow, Debbie, of Michigan..................
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                    Warner, Mark R., of Virginia 
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                                      BIOGRAPHY

               Ted was formerly the U.S. Senator from Delaware.
               He is a senior lecturing fellow at the Duke University 
             Law School.
               He is cochair of the Delaware STEM Council, serves on 
             the board of directors of the Institute for International 
             Education, the Ministry of Caring, and Children and 
             Families First, the board of trustees of Wesley College, 
             and the University of Delaware Engineering College's 
             Advisory Council.
               He was the chair of the Congressional Oversight 
             Committee of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
               Ted arrived in the Senate with significant experience, 
             having served 22 years on the staff of U.S. Senator Joseph 
             Biden, 19 years as chief of staff, and taught about the 
             Congress at the Duke University School of Law and Duke's 
             Sanford School of Public Policy for almost 20 years. He 
             used that experience to his advantage. Less than a month 
             after arriving in the Senate, he introduced the Fraud 
             Enforcement and Recovery Act with Senators Patrick Leahy 
             (D-VT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA). The bipartisan 
             legislation, signed into law by President Obama on May 20, 
             2009, strengthens the tools and increases the resources 
             available to Federal prosecutors to combat financial 
             fraud.
               Ted remained a leading voice in the financial debate, 
             successfully pushing the Securities and Exchange 
             Commission to strengthen its short selling rules and 
             advance market structure reforms in such areas as high 
             frequency trading. He was extremely active in trying to 
             solve the problem of financial institutions deemed ``too-
             big-to-fail,'' calling for a reimposition of the Glass-
             Steagall Act, which would separate commercial and 
             investment banking activities.
               Along with Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ted in April 
             introduced the SAFE Banking Act of 2010, which would cap 
             the size of banks based on their assets and liabilities. 
             His provisions on health care fraud enforcement, which 
             expanded the Government's capacity to investigate waste, 
             fraud, and abuse in government and private health care, 
             were included in the historic health care bill.
               Initially appointed to two committees--the Judiciary 
             Committee and the Foreign Relations Committee--Ted was 
             assigned to two more panels in March 2010: the Committee 
             on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 
             Armed Services Committee. He was the first Delaware 
             Senator to serve on the latter committee.
               He was also assigned to the Impeachment Committees of 
             Federal judges Samuel B. Kent and G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.
               Ted was one of the leading Senate voices supporting 
             international press freedom, public diplomacy, and an 
             expanded civilian role in counterinsurgency operations. He 
             coauthored the only piece of legislation on Iran signed 
             into law in 2010: the Victims of Iranian Censorship 
             (VOICE) Act, which supported increased U.S. broadcasting 
             in Iran, as well as the development of Internet censorship 
             circumvention tools.
               Ted made three trips to Afghanistan and Pakistan and 
             four trips to Iraq while in office, as well as two visits 
             to Israel and the West Bank, and trips to Saudi Arabia, 
             Lebanon, Kuwait, Egypt, Turkey, and Syria. During those 
             trips, he met with U.S. troops and military leaders, as 
             well as regional officials, including Afghan President 
             Hamid Karzai, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki, Pakistan 
             President Zardari, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, 
             Lebanon Prime Minister Hariri, Turkish Prime Minister 
             Erdogan, and Syrian President Assad.
               As the Senate's only Member to have worked as an 
             engineer, Ted was especially active in promoting the 
             expansion of ``STEM'' (science, technology, engineering, 
             and mathematics) education. He was able to secure $400,000 
             to fund research and extension grants for women and 
             minorities in STEM fields in a spending bill signed into 
             law on October 16, 2009. In April 2010, Ted received the 
             American Society of Mechanical Engineering's prestigious 
             President's Award, presented to companies and individuals 
             who have made significant contributions to the engineering 
             profession. On December 21, 2010, the America COMPETES Act 
             was signed into law, which includes Ted's STEM Education 
             Coordination Act which provides overall coordination of 
             Federal programs and activities in support of STEM 
             education. He received the Duke University Engineering 
             School's Distinguished Alumni Award for 2011.
               He was the keynote speaker at the 2010 graduation 
             convocations of the University of Delaware and University 
             of Pennsylvania Engineering Schools. He was keynote 
             speaker at the 2010 annual meeting of the Engineering 
             Deans Institute. He received the Leadership Award from the 
             A. James Clark Engineering School at the University of 
             Maryland.
               A former Federal employee, Ted went to the floor each 
             week to honor a wide variety of Federal employees, from a 
             lawyer at the Securities and Exchange Commission to a 
             technician in the National Guard. During his term he made 
             floor statements on the accomplishments of 100 Federal 
             workers.
               On April 13, 2010, Ted authored and introduced S. 3196, 
             the Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010, 
             along with Senators Voinovich, Akaka, and Lieberman. The 
             bill authorizes the government to provide office space, 
             equipment, and an array of services to major Presidential 
             contenders automatically, once they have been nominated at 
             their conventions (and authorizes separate private funds 
             for the candidates to use for the costs of any salaries 
             and travel expenses). The Senate passed the bill by 
             unanimous consent on September 24. It was debated in the 
             House on September 29 and passed by voice vote on 
             September 30. It was then presented to the White House and 
             signed into law by President Obama on October 15 (P.L. 
             111-283).
               Ted was born on March 15, 1939, in Philadelphia, PA, to 
             Helen Carroll and Manuel Kaufman. He graduated from Duke 
             University with a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He later 
             earned an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University 
             of Pennsylvania. In 1966, Ted moved to Delaware to work 
             for the DuPont Company, and in 1972, joined Joe Biden's 
             long-shot U.S. Senate campaign on a volunteer basis. He 
             began working full time for Joe Biden in 1973, and 3 years 
             later, became Senator Biden's chief of staff--a job he 
             held for 19 years.
               Since 1991, Ted has taught a number of courses at the 
             Duke University's School of Law, Sanford School of Public 
             Policy and Fuqua School of Business.
               From 1995 until 2008, Ted was a board member of the 
             Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the independent, 
             autonomous, Federal entity responsible for all U.S. 
             Government and Government-sponsored nonmilitary 
             international broadcasting. He was appointed to the BBG by 
             Presidents Clinton and Bush and was confirmed by the 
             Senate for four terms.
               He lives with Lynne, his wife of over 50 years, in 
             Wilmington, DE. They have three children, Kelly Lance, 
             Murry Pierce, and Meg Hartley, and seven grandchildren.
                               Farewell to the Senate
                            Wednesday, September 29, 2010

               Mr. KAUFMAN. Mr. President, I love the Senate. It is not 
             always a beautiful thing, and surely it is not a picture 
             of a well-oiled machine, but years ago I found a home 
             here. As my colleagues know, I first came to the Senate in 
             1973 as an aide to a young man who had won a stunning and 
             very improbable election against a respected incumbent. At 
             that campaign victory party 38 years ago--I can remember 
             it as if it was yesterday--I thought to myself I would 
             never again believe that anything is impossible.
               In the intervening 37 years I have seen a lot of 
             campaigns. I never saw one that was as big an upset as Joe 
             Biden's. When I started working for Joe Biden that year, I 
             told the DuPont Company--that is where I worked--I would 
             take a 1-year leave of absence. I stayed for 22 years.
               I will soon be leaving the Senate. I am grateful beyond 
             words to have gone through much of Joe Biden's Senate 
             career as his chief of staff and observed his career first 
             hand. I can say if my Senate career had ended then, if I 
             had not been called on to serve as his successor, that 
             experience, helping to represent Delawareans and fighting 
             for the values that Joe Biden and I shared, would have 
             been more than fulfilling enough. I would have been happy.
               I thank our leader, Harry Reid, who is most responsible 
             for the most historic, productive Congress since FDR. I 
             thank my committee chairs. They have been great to me: Pat 
             Leahy, John Kerry, Carl Levin, and Joe Lieberman. I 
             especially want to thank my senior Delaware colleague, 
             Senator Carper, for whom I have the greatest respect and 
             who has helped me tremendously during my last 2 years in 
             all manner of issues. I know I am going to alienate some 
             of the Senators, but he is without a doubt the best senior 
             Senator in the entire Senate.
               After almost four decades, I think I finally got used to 
             the unpredictable rhythms of the Senate. In the short time 
             since I was sworn in last January, the Senate has seen 
             heated debate over a basic principle under which this body 
             functions--the filibuster. All Members are frustrated with 
             the slower pace, and they are right to be frustrated when 
             good bills, important bills that promise to help millions 
             of Americans, are blocked for the wrong reasons.
               But rule changes should be considered in the light of 
             the fact, which we all know, that the Senate is not the 
             House of Representatives. It serves a very different 
             constitutional purpose, and the existence of the 
             filibuster remains important to ensuring the balanced 
             government the Framers envisioned.
               Indeed, the history of the Senate is that of a struggle 
             between compromise and intransigence. But this is the 
             place where we protect political minorities. This is the 
             place where we make sure the fast train of the majority 
             doesn't overrun the minority. While I think there are 
             changes, and good changes, that are being considered, I do 
             think the filibuster should remain at 60 votes because 
             during the long struggle in the Senate, certain traditions 
             have been adhered to by Members on both sides of the 
             aisle. Whenever anyone moves to change one of those 
             traditions in a way that may diminish the comity under 
             which this body must function, I believe they should do it 
             very carefully. I know my colleagues will do that.
               Regardless, I continue to have faith that out of the 
             debates in the Senate, the fights we are having now, out 
             of the frustrations of some of the intransigence of 
             others, we will eventually find our way toward the next 
             great compromises we need to solve many of our problems, 
             compromises that will keep America great.
               I am incredibly proud of the opportunity I have had to 
             work on important issues during the brief service I have 
             had in the Senate. I feel especially privileged to have 
             served in this historic Congress, when there were so many 
             great challenges facing this country. I have been hanging 
             out in this place since 1973. There has not been another 
             Congress like the 111th, one where we have dealt with more 
             issues. During my first month in office, more than 700,000 
             Americans lost their jobs on the heels of the economic 
             collapse in late 2008.
               People are wondering why are people upset? How soon they 
             forget. Less than 2 years ago, 700,000 people lost their 
             jobs in a month, and it was not the first month and it was 
             not the last month. Action by the Federal Government to 
             stop further decline was critical--and we acted. I am 
             proud of my vote on the American Recovery and Reinvestment 
             Act. I believe the ARRA worked to arrest the financial 
             free fall to jump start the economy--and if I had another 
             hour and a half, I would show my charts and graphs to 
             demonstrate it.
               All across Delaware I have seen the benefits of this 
             law--the investments in infrastructure and education and 
             new technologies for our future, and I met with the people 
             whose jobs were saved or who found new employment that 
             flowed from these investments.
               We succeeded in passing many other initiatives to foster 
             growth and to bring much needed help to those who have 
             been hit hardest by the recession, which was my No. 1 job 
             in the Senate. As Senator Carper knows, it is all about 
             jobs, jobs, jobs. We actually did a great many things that 
             I firmly believe helped make us a stronger country.
               As you know, as you grow older you realize that life is 
             not about what you accomplish or about winning. It is 
             about having tried, and I feel good that I tried my very 
             best.
               I was so pleased to work with Senators Leahy and 
             Grassley on the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, to 
             chair oversight hearings in the Judiciary Committee on law 
             enforcement efforts to pursue financial fraud associated 
             with the financial crisis, and to sit with my friend, 
             Senator Carl Levin, as he and the Permanent Subcommittee 
             on Investigations held hearings on financial fraud. I was 
             honored to be a part, as were all of my colleagues, of two 
             Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Justices Sotomayor 
             and Elena Kagan.
               I had the distinct honor, and it is a true honor, of 
             serving on the Foreign Relations Committee with Chairman 
             John Kerry and Ranking Member Dick Lugar, as well as on 
             the Armed Services Committee with Chairman Levin and 
             Senator John McCain.
               I made two trips to Israel and the Middle East, three 
             trips to Afghanistan and Pakistan, and four trips to Iraq 
             in the last 18 months. I know a number of things: No. 1, 
             we must build our civilian capability for engaging in 
             counterinsurgency, and in this Congress we passed 
             legislation to enhance civil-military unity of effort 
             through joint training at Camp Atterbury.
               Along with Senator Brownback, I cofounded the Senate 
             Caucus on Global Internet Freedom to promote greater 
             access to freedom of expression and freedom of press 
             online.
               I also highlighted the importance of U.S. public 
             diplomacy efforts, especially international broadcasting. 
             As you know, I served on the board for 13 years--there is 
             nothing more important in our battle than international 
             broadcasting and public diplomacy. I sought to raise the 
             awareness of the limitations on press freedom in countries 
             such as China and Iran through the passage of resolutions 
             and have coauthored legislation funding the development of 
             Internet censorship circumvention technology in Iran--
             getting around the jamming that Iran is doing to deny its 
             citizens the right to get information on the Internet.
               I have also had the privilege of working to promote 
             science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or 
             STEM, education during my time in the Senate. As a former 
             engineer, I know first hand the importance of STEM 
             education.
               I spent much of my career in government service, and I 
             decided early in my term to come to the Senate floor each 
             week and recognize the contribution made to this country 
             by our Federal employees. I honored 100 great Federal 
             employees from this desk, sharing their stories and 
             accomplishments with my colleagues and the American 
             people, and I am very pleased that Senator Warner from 
             Virginia is going to be taking that on when I leave. I 
             could not have left it to a better person.
               Last but not least, I have tried my hardest to be a 
             voice for the average investor and to work for financial 
             accountability and stability so our economy can thrive. 
             That is what it is about. We can't thrive if we don't have 
             credibility in the markets. I offered legislation with my 
             good friend, Senator Johnny Isakson, to curb abusive short 
             selling. I gave a number of speeches on this floor, from 
             this desk, calling for the Securities and Exchange 
             Commission to conduct a comprehensive review of equity 
             market structure and high-frequency trading and to advance 
             reforms that promote clear and transparent markets--not 
             always clear and transparent to everybody listening. As I 
             said from the floor dozens of times, it is critical that 
             we preserve the credibility of our markets, one of our 
             Nation's crown jewels, if our grandchildren are to live in 
             the most economically powerful country in the world.
               Finally, I repeatedly highlighted from the Senate floor 
             the importance of the problem of too big to fail in the 
             financial reform debate, working with my good friend, 
             Senator Sherrod Brown, to offer the Brown-Kaufman 
             amendment. We made the good fight but, again, trying was 
             better than succeeding--not better but the alternative to 
             succeeding, and I thank every Senator who voted for that 
             amendment. I am proud of that. While our amendment was not 
             agreed to, I will ever be proud of the opportunity to work 
             with Senator Chris Dodd and participate in Senate debate 
             on financial reform.
               I could not have achieved anything--and I genuinely mean 
             anything--during my term without the help and hard work of 
             my excellent staff. I spoke early this week about the 
             staff. They are vital to our work. I am going to tell you 
             as someone who spent years delivering staff work and now 
             someone who has been a consumer, I am more impressed than 
             ever with my staff, and with Senate staffs and the job 
             they do.
               I want the American people to understand that one of the 
             reasons I love the Senate is because it is filled with 
             intelligent, hard-working people who are passionate about 
             serving this country. This goes for Members and staff 
             alike. The Senate is a magnet for those who feel called to 
             public service. It is the destiny for countless improbable 
             journeys. Our constitutional Framers would have been 
             relieved to see this noble experiment working, to know 
             that in the Senate today we serve a farmer from Big Sandy, 
             a realtor from Cobb County, a mayor from Lincoln, a former 
             Army Ranger from Cranston, a social worker from Baltimore, 
             and a doctor from Casper.
               All of them are here for the same reason as the other 
             Senators--because they love this country and their 
             communities dearly and want to give back. Their paths to 
             public service may have been different in their first 
             steps just like mine was, but they converged here and this 
             is what continues to sustain my faith in the Senate.
               Here this leg in my improbable journey comes to an end. 
             Although I leave the Senate as a Member, I will not be 
             leaving the Senate behind. I will continue to teach about 
             the institution to my students and encourage them to 
             pursue their own path to public service. I will continue 
             to speak out on issues that I worked on here because that 
             important work, as always, goes on.
               I love the Senate, and I will always cherish the 
             unlikely opportunity I had to serve Delaware as its 
             Senator. With deep gratitude to those who worked with me 
             and stood by me through my journey--to my staff, to my 
             colleagues, to my wife Lynne, to our children, 
             grandchildren--with great appreciation to former Governor 
             Ruth Ann Minner and the people of Delaware for the 
             responsibility they gave me, and with optimism and faith 
             in the future of the Senate and this great Nation, for the 
             last time, I yield the floor.
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                                      TRIBUTES

                                         TO

                                  EDWARD E. KAUFMAN
                              Proceedings in the Senate
                                            Tuesday, September 28, 2010

               Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I come to the floor today 
             simply to thank my friend, the Senator from Delaware, for 
             his extraordinary work in the Senate and to make a comment 
             on some of the things he has been working on.
               Since coming to this body, Senator Kaufman has proven to 
             be a tireless advocate for his State of Delaware and the 
             country, and his remarks he just provided (speaking of 
             Federal employees) are further evidence of that.
               Senator Kaufman joined us here and joined me on the 
             Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, where he and his 
             staff dug deeply into the weeds of financial statements 
             and emails in efforts that helped ferret out some of the 
             astonishing findings of our hearings into the causes of 
             the financial crisis. Senator Kaufman's dedication and 
             thoughtful questioning during those hearings helped expose 
             some of the root causes and crass conflicts of interest 
             that led to the crisis that brought our economy to its 
             knees.
               I also want to make particular note of Senator Kaufman's 
             work on high frequency trading, flash trading, and other 
             trading market issues, where those with powerful computers 
             are able to exploit weaknesses in our regulatory systems 
             to their own financial advantage, while hurting long-term 
             investors and hurting the real economy.
               Senator Kaufman cares deeply about these issues, and he 
             has voiced his concerns about them in this Chamber for 
             over a year. Last year, he called for a ban on flash 
             trading, a practice in which some firms pay for a ``sneak 
             peak,'' only a few thousandths of a second long, at 
             trades. With their computers, those firms can take 
             advantage of that split-second head start on market-moving 
             trades. The Securities and Exchange Commission is working 
             on rules to ban the practice, and I join Senator Kaufman 
             in urging that this practice be stopped.
               Senator Kaufman has studied the trading markets in great 
             detail, communicating with regulators and industry 
             participants. He has learned that our regulatory system 
             for monitoring trading is outdated and that the technology 
             and capabilities of those who seek to exploit loopholes in 
             the rules or avoid them altogether have too often outpaced 
             those tasked with their oversight.
               Senator Kaufman has come to this floor many times over 
             the past several months to warn us of the risks of our 
             current trading market structure, and of his concerns with 
             the inadequate regulatory process we have to police them.
               On August 5, he sent a letter to Securities and Exchange 
             Commission Chairman Schapiro outlining proposals to 
             address some of those concerns. His thoughtful proposals 
             make a significant contribution to the debate over how to 
             make our financial system safer.
               On May 6 of this year, we all watched helplessly as the 
             stock market plunged nearly 1,000 points in a few minutes. 
             While the regulators have committed to studying it and are 
             expected to release their report soon on the root causes 
             of that ``flash crash,'' I cannot help but think that we 
             in Congress owe it to families and businesses around this 
             country to better understand what happened and to make 
             sure we do what we can to stop it from happening again.
               Although Senator Kaufman will soon be departing this 
             body, we must continue his work so that those who seek to 
             exploit our markets to the detriment of long-term 
             investors and the real economy will not be able to do so 
             without a battle from the Senate. Senator Jack Reed is 
             committed to doing just that. He held a hearing in May 
             shortly after the flash crash in which he looked into the 
             causes of the crash. I will join him and others and do all 
             we can to respond to these high-tech threats to market 
             fairness and transparency.
               The world of trading stocks, bonds, commodities, and 
             other financial instruments today occurs on two levels. 
             There are those who invest for the long haul, investing in 
             companies and products they expect to do well for some 
             time. They drive our economy. But then there are those who 
             seek to ``invest'' for thousandths of a second or just 
             long enough to profit on split-second price swings. These 
             traders argue that they provide ``liquidity'' to the 
             markets, but in many cases they are actually hurting the 
             markets by promoting volatility and undermining the 
             integrity of those markets.
               As Senator Kaufman said, we owe it to the millions of 
             families who have their savings in the markets and to the 
             businesses that rely on the markets for the capital they 
             need to survive and grow to make sure our markets function 
             properly. I applaud Senator Kaufman for his extraordinary 
             work on these issues and other issues in the Senate. I 
             thank him for his service. One way for us to recognize 
             that service is to continue his quest for more fair and 
             transparent markets.
                                          Wednesday, September 29, 2010
               Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, for a variety of reasons, 
             turnover in the Senate has been more rapid recently than 
             at almost any other time in our history.
               For some of us, the turnover has been the result of 
             elections. For some, it has been the result of the passing 
             of Senate legends Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd, and as a 
             result, as well, of filling Senate seats once held by our 
             President, Vice President, and the Secretaries of State 
             and the Interior, while most of us--I think I saw a number 
             of my colleagues from the freshman class here earlier 
             listening to my good friend and colleague from Delaware--
             got here through the ballot box. We have been blessed to 
             serve with some extraordinary individuals who were 
             appointed to serve in this body.
               Perhaps no one stands out more in this regard than our 
             colleague for the past 21 months, the Senator from 
             Delaware, Mr. Ted Kaufman. I think most of us have come to 
             know Senator Kaufman's service to this body extends well 
             beyond the 21 months he served as a Senator.
               In fact, as we just heard from his comments (see 
             farewell address, page ix), and he is oft to remind all of 
             us freshmen, he actually has spent most of the last 20 
             years serving previously as a Senate staffer.
               No matter how accomplished--I think we have former 
             Governors, former State senators, folks who have been 
             superintendents of school boards--no matter what our 
             background was before we got to the Senate, we all have 
             had a lot to learn about the peculiar institution rules, 
             mores, and the flow of this body.
               I think I may speak for some of my colleagues in the 
             class of 2008, Ted Kaufman has been an extraordinarily 
             generous resource. He has known the rhythms of this 
             institution, has been someone who has counseled us at 
             times about some of the process, to recognize the need to 
             tune out some of the ceaseless distraction, to recognize 
             the great power of this institution. As he has 
             demonstrated by his own conduct, sometimes the best path 
             is to simply keep your head down and do hard work.
               Senator Kaufman, in his speech, went through the litany 
             of activities he has participated in in that short 21 
             months. I wish to speak about two of them, briefly. One 
             was the incredibly important role he played on financial 
             reform and, two, this, I think perhaps much 
             underrecognized but incredibly important role, a role he 
             has been kind enough to leave to me, pass the torch to me, 
             in terms of recognizing our Federal workforce.
               Senator Kaufman did not serve on the Banking Committee. 
             But in terms of nonmembers on the Banking Committee, there 
             was nobody more active in financial reform, on a host of 
             issues, than Ted Kaufman. We did not always see eye to 
             eye. But nobody approached issues with more 
             thoughtfulness, more hard work, and more generosity of 
             spirit, who recognized we could have different opinions, 
             but we both realized the financial system needed to be 
             dramatically reformed.
               The area I particularly wish to call attention to is the 
             fact that it was Ted Kaufman, before virtually anybody 
             else in this body, and for that matter beyond most of the 
             commentators in the financial markets, who spotted and 
             identified what could be the first sign of the next 
             potential financial crisis, the lack of transparency, 
             particularly around high-frequency trading and some of the 
             techniques and tactics used by firms to institute that 
             tool.
               As the Member who oftentimes had the privilege, 
             respectively, of sitting in the chair on Monday 
             afternoons, I got to be educated by Ted Kaufman, as he 
             mentioned earlier, as he went through an explanation of 
             the challenges this technique posed.
               Because of his actions and working with Members across 
             the aisle, he has raised the attention of the SEC to this 
             very important issue. Again, this is an area I hope to 
             pick up the baton on. The actions of May 6, in terms of 
             the precipitous fall in the stock market, could have been 
             that first warning shot, in many ways perhaps due to some 
             of the techniques Ted Kaufman has simply said we need more 
             transparency.
               Senator Kaufman, as well, has done something that 
             perhaps most of us in this institution and, for that 
             matter, most of the 300 million Americans do not often pay 
             enough homage and respect to, literally, millions of folks 
             who work for the Federal Government.
               As somebody who has committed his whole life to public 
             service, and most of that public service in serving the 
             Federal Government, Senator Kaufman decided, during his 
             tenure, that each and every week he would come down and 
             recognize somebody who works in the Federal Government who 
             is a star. He has now recognized over 100 of these Federal 
             employees, and Senator Kaufman has again reminded all of 
             us that while we have challenges in terms of getting the 
             Federal Government right, we still have in the Federal 
             workforce the best in the world. I, again, look forward to 
             the honor of picking up that baton.
               Public service is never easy at any moment. But I cannot 
             think of a time in my 20 years around public service that 
             its times are tougher than now, with a great kind of 
             disregard about many of us who serve. But I can think of 
             no better example of someone throughout his whole life who 
             exemplified the best of public service, serving the staff 
             roll, serving as a Senator, constantly calling us to our 
             better angels, recognizing the great traditions of this 
             body.
               So while we heard that Senator Kaufman for the last time 
             yielded the floor, at least it is my hope, and I believe 
             the hope of many of my colleagues, that you will still 
             continue to frequent this institution, that you will still 
             continue to be an individual whom we can count on for 
             respect, for guidance, and recommendations.
               I have to say that while you will be missed, this body 
             will be greatly diminished by your absence. I again wish 
             to salute my colleague, my friend, and I thank Senator 
             Kaufman for his distinguished service to not only the 
             people of Delaware but to the people of the United States.
               I yield the floor.

               The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from 
             Michigan is recognized.

               Ms. STABENOW. Before I speak about a very critical piece 
             of legislation, I wish to join the Senator from Virginia 
             in recognizing our friend and colleague from Delaware who 
             has done such an extraordinary job in the time he has been 
             here. I wish to associate myself with the comments of the 
             Senator from Virginia.
               There is no one who brings more intelligence, passion, 
             commitment, or generosity of heart than the Senator from 
             Delaware, and the fact that he has given his life to 
             public service is something we all thank you for. You will 
             be greatly missed.

               Mr. REID. Mr. President, the 111th Congress will be 
             recorded as one of the country's most historic. It will be 
             rightfully remembered for the landmark legislation we 
             passed to help our economy recover from recession and to 
             help Americans afford to recover from health problems and 
             for the passion that characterized the debates over many 
             of these laws. It will also be remembered for the 
             replacement of remarkable Senators, under remarkable 
             circumstances, by dedicated and devoted appointees.
               Two years ago, for the first time in half a century, the 
             men elected President and Vice President of the United 
             States were sitting U.S. Senators. One year before the 
             last time that happened, in 1959, Robert C. Byrd was sworn 
             in for the first of his record nine consecutive full terms 
             in this body.
               In the 111th Congress, three pairs of the biggest shoes 
             in American history needed to be filled, three public 
             servants were chosen to sit in the seats vacated by the 
             President, the Vice President, and the longest serving 
             Member of Congress. That has never happened before and 
             will probably never happen again.
               Though Senators Edward Kaufman, Roland Burris, and Carte 
             Goodwin were selected and not elected, none was content to 
             be merely a footnote of history or the answer to a 
             congressional trivia question. Each made the most of his 
             time in the service of his State.
               Before he became the junior Senator from Delaware, Ted 
             Kaufman was an engineer, a university professor, and Vice 
             President Biden's right-hand man in this body for two 
             decades. He spent nearly all his political career behind 
             the scenes but impressed everyone in his State and in the 
             Senate every time he stood up on the Senate floor or spoke 
             out in a committee hearing.
               Rarely has an appointed Senator serving such a short 
             term made such an impact. Senator Kaufman wrote 
             legislation to make sure no Wall Street bank is too big to 
             fail and made it easier for Federal prosecutors to root 
             out financial fraud. His ideas on how to crack down on 
             health care fraud are now the law of the land.
               He served less than one Congress, but he was no rookie. 
             His knowledge of parliamentary procedure is vast, and he 
             was a great legislative partner to me personally over the 
             last 2 years.
               But among the most remarkable things Senator Kaufman did 
             in his time here were the 100 tributes he gave on the 
             Senate floor honoring Federal employees of all stripes: 
             military engineers, intelligence analysts, nuclear 
             scientists, Medicare benefits administrators, advocates 
             for the homeless and the sick, and so on, everyone from 
             administrative secretaries to assistant Cabinet 
             secretaries.
               Senator Kaufman knows that the 2 million selfless public 
             servants who choose to spend their careers in the Federal 
             Government often make personal and financial sacrifices to 
             work in relative anonymity and rarely receive recognition. 
             He knows they often bear an undeserved reputation as part 
             of a vast bureaucracy. But Senator Kaufman, a great former 
             Federal employee himself, has both the character and class 
             to publicly honor them for their good, hard, and honest 
             work. He should be recognized for the same. ...
               Senators Edward Kaufman, Roland Burris, and Carte 
             Goodwin represented their respective States with 
             distinction. They will forever hold a special place in 
             American history for the good work they did in the short 
             time they were U.S. Senators.
                                            Thursday, November 18, 2010
               Mr. BURRIS. ... I also wish to acknowledge my fellow 
             freshman Senators: Senators Begich, Bennett, Franken, 
             Gillibrand; the Presiding Officer, the North Carolinian, 
             Senator Hagan; as well as Senators Merkley, Shaheen, Mark 
             Udall, Tom Udall, Mark Warner, and our just departed 
             Senator Kaufman from Delaware. They are tremendous 
             individuals possessing incredible talents and have been a 
             very supportive group for me. Thank you, my freshman 
             colleagues. ...

               Mr. WARNER. ... Madam President, I rise today to 
             continue a recent tradition of the Senate--the tradition 
             of honoring exemplary Federal employees--my friend Senator 
             Ted Kaufman began last year. Senator Kaufman believes, as 
             I do, that our Federal employees deserve recognition for 
             their admirable patriotism which drives them in their 
             daily work as civil servants.
               Senator Kaufman highlighted 100 Federal employees in his 
             close to 2 years of service--100 Federal employees with 
             significant accomplishments in the fields of medicine, 
             science, technology, diplomacy, and defense. Today I will 
             start to continue that tradition. ...
                                             Tuesday, November 30, 2010
               Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, 16 Senators will retire 
             this year. There is a pretty big turnover in this body, 
             but that is a lot of Senators at once. We are losing an 
             enormous amount of talent, but, of course, we are gaining 
             a lot of talent with the new Senators.
               I wish to show my respect for those who have served, 
             which I will do in a summary fashion because we are 
             talking about 16 individuals with very complex and 
             distinguished backgrounds.
               One might ask, what are the characteristics of a 
             Senator? There are a lot of different answers to that, 
             depending on your background and attitude toward politics 
             and government. First, I have always thought that one 
             characteristic of almost every Member of the Senate is 
             that he or she probably was a first grader sitting in the 
             front row, hand in the air waiting to be recognized. This 
             is an eager bunch or you would not have gotten here.
               Second, it is a group of risk takers. Most people who 
             end up in the Senate get here because a lot of other 
             people who wanted to be Senators were standing around 
             waiting for the right time to run. A lot of people who 
             were elected to the Senate seemed to have no chance of 
             winning at the time they decided to run, but the voters 
             decided differently, and here they are.
               Third, we are almost all professional and congenial. 
             That is a big help. It is almost a requirement in an 
             organization of 100 individuals who spend almost all their 
             time with one another, who serve in a body that operates 
             by unanimous consent, when just one Senator can bring the 
             whole place to a halt, and whose job basically is to argue 
             about some of the most difficult issues that face the 
             American people. So it helps that almost every Member of 
             the Senate is an especially congenial person.
               Back in Tennessee, people often say to me it must be 
             rough being in that job. They are awfully mean up there. 
             The truth is, I don't know of a more congenial group than 
             the Members of the Senate. We begin the day in the gym. 
             The next thing you know we are at a Prayer Breakfast, and 
             then we are at a committee hearing. Then we are on the 
             floor voting, and then we have lunch. It goes through the 
             day until 7 or 8 o'clock, or sometimes later. We live 
             together and we get along very well. We know and respect 
             each other.
               Not long ago, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico) and I were having dinner together with our wives. 
             We were lamenting the loss of families who know one 
             another, the way it happened when his father was serving 
             in Congress and when I first came to the Senate to work 
             for Senator Baker. And that's true. We've lost some of 
             that. Still, there is an enormous amount of affection and 
             good will here. You don't always get to be very close 
             friends in this job, but you get to be very good 
             acquaintances, and you learn to respect people for their 
             strengths.
               Senator Domenici said, when he left, that we don't do a 
             very good job of saying goodbye here. That is true. As one 
             part of saying goodbye, I wish to say at least one good 
             thing about each one of the 16 retiring Senators. Much 
             more could be said about each, of course. Mostly, I am 
             going in alphabetical order. ...
               There have been four Members appointed to the Senate who 
             are retiring, and that is quite a number. ...
               Senator Ted Kaufman of Delaware was a great teacher and 
             a longtime Senate staffer before serving in the Senate 
             himself. ...
               It has been my privilege to serve with these 16 
             Senators. We thank them for their service to our country. 
             They have had a chance to serve in what we regard as the 
             world's greatest deliberative body; it is a special 
             institution. We will miss their leadership, and we hope 
             they will stay in touch with us because they are not just 
             retiring Senators, they are all our friends.
               I yield the floor.
                                            Wednesday, December 8, 2010
               Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
             there be printed as a Senate document a compilation of 
             materials from the Congressional Record in tribute to 
             retiring Members of the 111th Congress, and that Members 
             have until Thursday, December 16, to submit such tributes.

               The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so 
             ordered.
                                             Thursday, December 9, 2010
               Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, when our colleague Ted 
             Kaufman, who is leaving, was sworn in as Senator in 
             January 2009 to succeed the newly elected Vice President, 
             Senator Joe Biden, he made it clear that he would not run 
             for election in 2010. He noted that he had not raised 
             money to become a Senator and would not raise money to be 
             elected 2 years later. He would be a free man, beholden to 
             no special interest, determined to do only what is right 
             for the people of Delaware and the United States.
               Senator Kaufman has made good on that pledge. He may no 
             longer be a Member of the Senate since the swearing in of 
             the new Senator from Delaware, Mr. Coons, but in just 2 
             years in the Senate, he left his mark--both legislatively 
             and in the esteem of Senators on both sides of the aisle.
               Of course, it should come as no surprise that Ted 
             Kaufman excelled in this body, and had influence and clout 
             far beyond what is typical for a freshman Senator whose 
             tenure was only going to be 2 years. After all, he came to 
             this body with a distinguished and diverse background in 
             government, business, and the academy. He holds a degree 
             in mechanical engineering from Duke, which led to a job 
             with DuPont Chemical Company. He went on to earn an M.B.A. 
             from the Wharton School and taught at Duke University's 
             schools of law and business. And, of course, as we all 
             knew Ted before, he served for 20 years on the staff of 
             Senator Joe Biden, most of that time as chief of staff.
               Like most Senators, I have enormous respect for the role 
             of the Senate's professional staff members. In fact, we 
             often joke that Senators are ``a constitutional impediment 
             to the smooth functioning of staff.''
               In Senator Ted Kaufman, we saw the best of both worlds, 
             combining the expertise and competence of a veteran 
             staffer with the leadership and political skills of a 
             first-rate Senator. This made Senator Kaufman a formidable 
             presence in this body for the last 2 years.
               No question, Senator Kaufman's influence was felt most 
             impressively in the effort to reform Wall Street in the 
             wake of the financial meltdown of 2008.
               Soon after becoming Senator, he cosponsored, along with 
             Senator Leahy and Senator Grassley, a bill to give Federal 
             prosecutors more effective tools for rooting out financial 
             fraud. President Obama signed that bill into law in May of 
             last year.
               When the Senate undertook the sweeping reform of the 
             financial system earlier this year, Senator Kaufman 
             quickly stepped forward as one of the toughest critics of 
             Wall Street, giving speech after speech here on the floor 
             proposing and demanding fundamental changes in America's 
             broken financial system.
               I listened with particular interest to his explanations 
             and criticisms of high-frequency trading and other opaque 
             trading practices of hedge funds and big Wall Street 
             firms.
               I was proud to cosponsor the SAFE Banking Act, 
             cosponsored by Senator Kaufman and Senator Brown.
               This legislation would have dramatically reduced the 
             size and concentration of the largest financial 
             institutions, thereby making our financial system safer. I 
             was disappointed this proposal was not included in the 
             financial bill. But getting 33 votes for this ambitious 
             measure was no small feat, and, no question, Senator 
             Kaufman's tireless efforts helped to rally support in the 
             Senate for reforming our financial institutions. Thanks in 
             no small measure to Senator Kaufman's expertise and 
             relentless advocacy, the worst aspects of Wall Street's 
             casino capitalism have been eliminated, and our financial 
             system is better able to allocate capital to areas of the 
             economy that need it the most.
               So the junior Senator from Delaware was true to his 
             word. For the last 2 years, he was a Senator's Senator, 
             giving his all, beholden to no interest, serving the 
             people of Delaware and the United States with competence, 
             character, courage, and, I might add, with rock-solid 
             integrity.
               I have valued Ted Kaufman's friendship and counsel here 
             in the Senate, as I said, going back for nearly 20 years. 
             I look forward to continuing that relationship now that he 
             has departed from this body. So I join with the entire 
             Senate family in wishing Ted and Lynne much happiness and 
             success in the years ahead.
                                              Friday, December 10, 2010
               Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 
             our colleagues who are departing the Senate after 
             distinguished service on behalf of their States and on 
             behalf of the Nation. I have been privileged to work with 
             these individuals, to learn from them, to collaborate and 
             cooperate with them, and to, in some small way, help them 
             do what they have done so well--represent their States 
             with fidelity, with great effort, and to move the agenda 
             of the Nation forward. ...
               My dear friend Ted Kaufman and Lynne. We traveled the 
             world together--including Afghanistan multiple times. He 
             served with such distinction. He took up the effort to 
             ensure that our securities markets in particular are well 
             regulated, especially in regard to the new phenomenon of 
             high-frequency trading. It is no coincidence that just 
             this week, we had a hearing on high-frequency trading. Ted 
             has not let us forget that very critical issue for the 
             future. ...
               To all of these colleagues and their families, my 
             deepest appreciation and my profoundest respect.

               Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I rise again to recognize the 
             service of another great Federal employee. This is a 
             tradition that was started by our friend and former 
             colleague, Senator Kaufman, and I am proud to carry on 
             that tradition. But I want to first say that I appreciate 
             the remarks of the Presiding Officer (Mr. Reed) about our 
             colleagues who are leaving this body, and I share his 
             great respect for not only Senator Kaufman but all of the 
             colleagues who are leaving the body at the end of this 
             Congress. ...
                                           Wednesday, December 15, 2010
               Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I wish today to pay tribute 
             to my distinguished colleague, Senator Ted Kaufman. Ted 
             has retired after just 2 years as a U.S. Senator. He was 
             appointed to this position in January 2009 after Senator 
             Joe Biden was elected as Vice President of the United 
             States.
               Ted was an obvious choice to fill Joe's well-established 
             shoes. He has a tremendous amount of experience on Capitol 
             Hill, and there are few who understand the inner workings 
             of the Senate as well as he does. Before being appointed 
             to fill Delaware's vacant Senate seat, Ted served almost 
             20 years as chief of staff for Senator Biden. This 
             experience served him well as Ted proved himself to be a 
             strong and effective leader for Delaware.
               After only a month of Senate service, Ted introduced the 
             Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, which increases the 
             number of FBI agents and prosecutors available to 
             prosecute individuals who committed fraud during the 
             financial meltdown. This legislation became law May 20.
               In addition, Ted has been a tireless advocate for 
             improving regulation and safety in the financial services 
             market to help protect Americans from another devastating 
             economic decline as a result of loose rules and abusive 
             banking practices. He was also a strong proponent for 
             renewing our country's focus on science, technology, 
             engineering, and mathematics research to help propel our 
             country into the 21st century.
               Ted also established a unique tradition during his time 
             in the Senate. Every week, he made it a priority to honor 
             the lifelong services of Federal employees. All too often, 
             the hard work of these public servants goes unrecognized, 
             and I commend Ted for his efforts to honor these men and 
             women.
               Even in retirement, Ted will continue serving the 
             American people. He was recently named chairman of the 
             TARP Congressional Oversight Panel.
               There are few who could make such a tangible mark on 
             public policy in such a short time. I thank Ted for his 
             years of service and wish him all the best in the coming 
             years.

               Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, soon the gavel will bring to a 
             close this session of Congress, and many of us will return 
             home to be with our families for the holidays. Before we 
             leave, it is one of the Senate's traditions to say a few 
             words to express our appreciation to those who will no 
             longer be serving in the Senate when we reconvene for the 
             next session of Congress in January. One Senator I know I 
             will miss in the months to come is Ted Kaufman.
               Ted isn't one of those who followed the typical road to 
             the Senate. He came to be a part of our work after first 
             making career stops as a college instructor, a political 
             consultant, and a chief of staff for Joe Biden, whose seat 
             he was appointed to fill when Senator Biden became our 
             Nation's Vice President.
               Each stop along the way provided Ted with a different 
             perspective about government and its effect on the people 
             it was created to serve. The different roles he has played 
             and his knowledge of and experience with the workings of 
             the Senate made him a good choice to serve the remainder 
             of Joe Biden's Senate term. When the Governor made the 
             appointment, she cited Ted's knowledge of the Senate which 
             he gained during his many years of service here that she 
             believed would enable him to hit the ground running and be 
             an ``effective Senator for Delaware from day one.'' She 
             was right on both counts.
               Ted is one of only two Senators who holds a degree in 
             engineering. Just as I have found being the Senate's only 
             accountant has helped me during our debates on the budget 
             and how to handle the deficit, Ted's understanding and 
             appreciation of the sciences have given him some valuable 
             insights into the importance of moving science and 
             technology careers ``back in their rightful place in our 
             economy.''
               As the ranking member of the Committee on Health, 
             Education, Labor, and Pensions, I share his concern about 
             the need to encourage our young people to take a closer 
             look at those fields and consider a career in one of them. 
             Unless they do, we will continue to fall further and 
             further behind in the number of science students we 
             graduate. That will have an impact on our place in the 
             world economy and our ability to attract the kind of jobs 
             that will enable our workers to find jobs that are both 
             challenging and rewarding.
               Although I do not know what the future holds for Ted as 
             he leaves the Senate, I do know that he has taught in the 
             past about government and the process of governing. His 
             experience as a Senator would add a vital dimension to 
             another round of those classes. I hope he considers 
             sharing what he has learned with the next generation of 
             our leaders--and help to groom our future Senators. It 
             will be yet another way for him to make a difference in 
             the world.
               Good luck, Ted. Thanks for your willingness to serve. 
             You can be very proud of the contribution you have made to 
             the Senate and to the history of our country. Every day 
             another chapter of our history is written in our Nation's 
             Capital and, as 1 of only 100 Senators, you have played a 
             key role in that effort that has now been recorded and 
             will not be forgotten.
               Our thanks also go to your wife Lynne, who has been a 
             part of this and all your life's adventures. As we both 
             know so well, serving in the Senate means a lot of late 
             nights, trips back home with little notice, and a lot of 
             other things we have to deal with because they come with 
             the job. Fortunately our wives never complain because we 
             could never do what we have to do without them. While I am 
             thanking you for your service, I think Lynne also deserves 
             a word of recognition for all she has done over the years 
             to support your efforts. Together, you are a remarkable 
             team, and that is why Delaware is so proud to claim both 
             of you as their own.

               Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
             the order for the printing of tributes be modified to 
             provide that Members have until sine die of the 111th 
             Congress, 2d session, to submit tributes and that the 
             order for printing remain in effect.

               The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so 
             ordered.
                                            Thursday, December 16, 2010
               Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I rise today to bid farewell 
             to a number of our friends and colleagues who are ending 
             their service in the Senate. Their contributions are too 
             numerous to mention, therefore I would like to take just a 
             few minutes to highlight some of the memories of the 
             Senators I came to know personally.
               Some of the departing Senators I have served with for 
             decades. Others were here for only part of a term. All of 
             them worked hard for their constituents and our country.
               Senator Ted Kaufman served for the past 2 years on my 
             Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, 
             the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
               Throughout Senator Kaufman's time with the subcommittee, 
             he made a remarkable effort to honor the critical work of 
             Federal employees. His regular statements on the Senate 
             floor highlighting their work were an inspiration and I 
             know were greatly appreciated by the dedicated Federal 
             employees in Delaware and across this great Nation. I also 
             appreciated Senator Kaufman's strong leadership on 
             addressing longstanding shortcomings in Presidential 
             transition planning, culminating in the enactment of the 
             Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act this year. ...
               In closing, the end of this Congress is bittersweet, 
             with so many talented and dedicated public servants 
             leaving this institution. All of them made a lasting 
             impact on the Senate and on our country. Mahalo nui loa, 
             thank you, for all your work.
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