[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 94 (Friday, June 9, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S8084]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


         WELCOME TO KELLY JOHNSTON AND TRIBUTE TO SHEILA BURKE

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I join with all Senators in welcoming Kelly 
Johnston as secretary of the Senate.
  For the past 3 years, Kelly has served as staff director of the 
Senate Republican Policy Committee, where he has won the respect of all 
Senators--Republican and Democrat--for his intelligence and integrity. 
Kelly has an impressive 14-year career working in the legislative and 
executive branch, and I am confident he will do an outstanding job in 
overseeing the legislative administration of the Senate.
  Kelly will succeed Sheila Burke, who has served as secretary since 
the beginning of this Congress.
  During that time, Sheila succeeded in creating a secretary's office 
that was both smaller and smarter.
  Under her leadership, a 12.5-percent reduction in the secretary's 
budget was achieved, without cutting needed services to Members and the 
public.
  Sheila also took the lead in bringing many advancements in technology 
to the secretary's office, including many that will result in long-term 
savings of tax dollars.
  Under her guidance, improvements were made in the Senate page 
school--improvements that will ensure a quality education for the
 pages, and ones that saved the Senate close to $100,000.

  Sheila was also the guiding force behind the family night, in the 
Senate dining room, allowing all of us to spend more time with our most 
important constituents--our families.
  Sheila will continue to serve as my chief-of-staff, and I know all 
Senators join me in thanking this dedicated public servant for a job 
well done.

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