[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 81 (Thursday, June 23, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 23, 1994]
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                             GREG SCHNACKE

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize a member of my 
staff who is leaving. He comes from my home State of Kansas. I have 
known his father. I have known Greg Schnacke as he grew up in Topeka, 
KS. But after 9 years of dedicated service to me in my Kansas office 
and the Hart Building and the U.S. Senate, Greg is going to move on to 
Colorado.
  The people of Kansas know Greg as someone who can get the job done. 
Whether it was working with Kansas communities on major legislative 
issues, making sure that small towns had tornado sirens to help protect 
the lives of their residents, or assisting individual Kansans with day 
to day problems, Greg always gave 110 percent.
  On the legislative front Greg Schnacke is a recognized expert in a 
variety of complex issues ranging from transportation to environmental 
issues. During debate on the 1990 Clean Air Act, he worked tirelessly 
to help me ensure that the legislation struck a balance between 
legitimate environmental concerns and the needs of small businesses 
and communities in Kansas and across the country. From energy to 
airports, Greg Schnacke was sought out by Members of the Senate for his 
expertise and sound judgment.

  My loss is the Colorado Independent Oil and Gas Association's gain. 
Greg will be the first executive director of this new organization. I 
appreciate all of Greg's hard work over the years and I am certain that 
he will distinguish himself in his new role.
  Mr. President, the Senate and I will greatly miss the assistance and 
presence of Greg Schnacke but I extend my best wishes and a heartfelt, 
thank you to Greg, his wife, and his children for a job well done.

                          TRIBUTE TO PAT WADE

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, it has been said that the most important 
impression is the first impression. And for the last 9 years, the 
person making the first impression in the Office of the Republican 
Leader has been Pat Wade.
  Pat recently joined Senator Lott's staff, and I wanted to thank her 
publicly for the outstanding job she did for me--and for all republican 
Senators.
  A lot of people walk through the doors of the Republican Leader's 
office--Presidents, Prime Ministers, Hollywood celebrities, and 
tourists from every State in the Union visiting their Nation's capital.
  And Pat treated every visitor exactly the same--with courtesy and 
with hospitality. Well, I do have to admit that she did treat some 
visitors differently--and that is anyone who was from Tennessee--her 
home State.
  Pat is a native of Tennessee, and I think everyone in that State was 
her friend. But then, everyone who Pat greeted in the office instantly 
regarded her as a friend.
  My office joins me in extending our thanks to Pat, and our best 
wishes as she continues to serve the U.S. Senate.

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