[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 151 (Wednesday, October 21, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12892-S12893]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               SECRET SERVICE SPECIAL AGENT CARL TRUSCOTT

 Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I'd like to take this opportunity to 
express my thanks and deep appreciation for the work and dedication of 
Secret Service Special Agent Carl Truscott, who was detailed to the 
Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary (CJS) Subcommittee on 
Appropriations during the 105th Congress.
  Nearly two years ago, Carl joined the Subcommittee staff as a 
detailee from the Secret Service. As a seventeen year veteran of the 
agency, and a member of three Presidential details, Carl was brought on 
to lend his extensive law enforcement expertise and knowledge to the 
appropriations process. As the lead staffer handling the appropriations 
for the Department of Justice,

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the DEA, and the FBI, he acted as an effective liaison between myself 
and the agencies. Carl helped reconcile the needs of the Justice 
Department with my visions for the future of federal law enforcement, 
often working late nights to hammer out compromises that could make all 
sides happy. This was a difficult task for anyone to take on without 
prior knowledge or experience on the Hill, but Carl handled his 
responsibilities like an old pro. I could not have developed such a 
close relationship with the offices of the Attorney General, the FBI 
Director, and the DEA Administrator without Carl's input and commitment 
to making the connection work.
  Special Agent Truscott will be leaving the Hill to go back to the 
President's detail starting next week. I know that the Appropriations 
Committee, the Department of Justice, and my personal staff will all 
miss Carl's presence in the appropriations process next year. It was a 
pleasure working with him over the past two years and I wish him luck 
in his career in the Secret Service and in his future endeavors.
  I'd also like to express my appreciation for the work of Dereck Orr, 
who was detailed to Senator Hollings' CJS Subcommittee staff from the 
Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. 
Dereck has been with the CJS Subcommittee staff for the past year and 
has contributed important input on law enforcement issues to both sides 
of the Subcommittee. He has been an asset during the long, difficult 
appropriations process this year and I join Senator Hollings in 
praising Dereck's perseverance and commitment. I wish him luck when he 
returns to the Justice Department and look forward to working with him 
in the future.

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