[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 12 (Saturday, January 23, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S960]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RETIREMENT OF THOMAS G. PELLIKAAN

 Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, Thursday, January 21 marked the 
end of Thomas Pellikaan's Senate career.
  Over the past 35 years, Tom Pellikaan served the Senate with 
distinction in various capacities--first as Senate press liaison and 
then at the Office of the Daily Digest, where he spent the majority of 
his Capitol Hill career. He advanced from a staff assistant in the 
Daily Digest office to serve as Editor of the Daily Digest since 1989.
  Tom's attention to detail is well known around the Halls of the 
Senate. His office has the responsibility of ensuring that the 
information contained in the Daily Digest section of the Congressional 
Record reflects the actions taken on any given day in the Senate. The 
Daily Digest is an important and useful tool for the Senate family. Tom 
and his staff are to be complimented for the excellent job they have 
done and will continue to do.
  While Tom has left the Senate, I am sure his interest in the Senate 
will continue. On behalf of my Democratic colleagues, we wish him well 
as he enjoys the ``country life'' on his farm in Culpeper, VA.