[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 10 (Thursday, January 25, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S390]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING LINDA D. WILLIAMS FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO MARYLAND'S 
                                SENATORS

 Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
dedicated Senate employee who, on February 1, 1996, will celebrate her 
25th year of service to Maryland's Senators. Linda D. Williams started 
her career with my distinguished predecessor and friend, Senator 
Charles McC. Mathias in 1971. She served his office with distinction 
and enthusiasm for 15 years. While working for Senator Mathias, she 
helped bring his office into the high technology era of computers.
  When I came to the Senate in 1987, I asked Linda to be my systems 
administrator, and she has not missed a beat. Gone are the days of 
carbon copies and in are the days of high-speed computers, 
sophisticated software, and the Internet. I have relied on Linda 
Williams to guide me through this maze of technology, so that I might 
use it to better serve the people of Maryland. I can say with a great 
deal of pride and happiness that Linda has helped me make the most of 
these opportunities. Even more important, she has helped the people of 
Maryland in the process.
  With her help, I was one of the first Senators to have a world wide 
web page. Now, my staff and I navigate the NET with abandon, and my 
constituents navigate their way to my office online. This exciting 
technology will help open our democracy to more and more people. I was 
lucky to have Linda Williams here to see the process through.
  Mr. President, I have a great deal of respect for people who have a 
sense of duty, for people who want to help themselves. I admire people 
who take on a task, make it their own, and see it through to the end. 
Many of these successful people live and work in Maryland. They are 
teaching in our schools, nursing our veterans, exploring space, and 
finding the cures for disease. I'm proud that one of these people is in 
my own office. I salute Linda Williams for her dedication, and I look 
forward to her next 25 years serving Maryland's Senators.

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