[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 16, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S7910]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           TRIBUTE TO CMDR. JOHN J. JASKOT, U.S. COAST GUARD

 Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I want to take this opportunity to 
express my sincere thanks to Cmdr. John Jaskot of the U.S. Coast Guard 
who has served as the Coast Guard liaison to the Senate for the past 3 
years and who will retire this month from the service after a 
distinguished 20-year career.
  John, or J.J. as he is better known, has done an outstanding job in 
his role of Senate liaison and has honored himself and the Coast Guard 
with his dedication and devotion to duty. A graduate of the U.S. Coast 
Guard Academy and George Washington University Law School, J.J. has 
served commendably as the conduit between the Senate and the Coast 
Guard when Coast Guard-related legislation was under development and 
when difficult problems involving the Coast Guard were being dealt with 
by Members of the Senate.
  Mr. President, it is my pleasure to serve as the ranking Democratic 
member of the subcommittee responsible for Senate oversight of the 
Coast Guard, the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oceans and 
Fisheries. It is from this position that my staff and I have had the 
pleasure to work on a continual basis with Commander Jaskot and the 
Coast Guard. Therefore, I know firsthand that J.J. is a professional 
who deservedly prides himself on being a responsive and efficient 
problem solver. His comprehensive knowledge of Coast Guard law and 
programs has been extremely valuable to the Senate. Coast Guard issues 
in general are nonpartisan and the Nation's oldest continuous maritime 
service enjoys support from both sides of the aisle. During his tenure, 
Commander Jaskot has been successful in continuing this bipartisan 
collegiality.
  After an exemplary career and service to our country, J.J. is now 
retiring. His departure will be a loss to both the Coast Guard and the 
Senate, but I am sure that his family will be the ones to gain as they 
will see much more of him than they saw in the past 3 years. I am 
pleased for them--and pleased for him in this respect.
  As he leaves the Senate and the Coast Guard, I join everyone who has 
had the pleasure to work with John Jaskot during his time in the Senate 
in wishing him well in whatever follows his Coast Guard service. 
Doubtlessly, he will have opportunities to do other useful and valuable 
work even as he spends more time with his family.
  Good luck, Cmdr. John J. Jaskot, and thank you for a job well 
done.

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