[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 137 (Saturday, September 28, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S11666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO JOYCE McCLUNEY

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I rise today to say thank you, and express 
my appreciation, on behalf of all Senators for the outstanding work of 
Joyce McCluney who has served this Government for 29 years. She was 
with Senator Bob Dole during his tenure both as minority leader and as 
majority leader of this body. For 9 years, she served as his office 
manager and coordinated the Senator's support team, an endless 
challenge of organization and detail that I am witnessing first hand 
now. Along with her other responsibilities, she spent countless hours 
making the complicated arrangements for visiting heads of state and 
foreign parliamentary delegations meeting with the Republican leader.
  These past 2 years, Joyce served as Deputy Sergeant at Arms with 
Sergeant at Arms Howard O. Greene, Jr. Time and again, she demonstrated 
her foresight and excellent administrative skills in administering the 
Senate's largest, most technologically complex office in the U.S. 
Senate and her unquestionable support to all Senators in this body has 
been exemplary. She has just done an outstanding job.
  She raised three children while she was accumulating outstanding 
career credentials. Her impressive resume includes assignments with the 
Senate Finance Committee, the White House, the Commerce Department, the 
State Department, and the offices of the leader of the U.S. Senate.
  Joyce is retiring from the Senate and from Government. She plans a 
brief interlude of well-deserved rest and recreation and I know that in 
the near future she will contribute her many talents to new and 
exciting endeavors. Joyce McCluney takes with her many, many accolades 
for her achievements and the gratitude of everyone who benefited from 
her dedication to this institution. She leaves a legacy of outstanding 
contributions and a legion of friends and admirers. I want to thank 
Joyce McCluney for all she has done for this institution and to wish 
the best of all good things in her future.
  I extend best wishes to Joyce McCluney and express the appreciation 
of the Senate for her fine work.

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