[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 87 (Friday, June 18, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S7277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO EVE LUBALIN

 Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, as you know, this will be my 
last term in the Senate. My 17 years here have been exciting and 
challenging. And I'd like to think my work here has made a real 
difference in giving Americans a healthier, safer country.
  But I have not done it alone. I had a lot of help from a very 
dedicated staff. And one staffer in particular deserves special 
recognition for her outstanding leadership and her commitment to the 
causes that have defined my career in the Senate.
  That staffer is Eve Lubalin, my chief of staff, who recently 
announced her retirement after 17 years with my office.
  Eve joined my staff as legislative director in 1983, when I was just 
getting to know my way around the Senate. From the start, she impressed 
me with her intelligence, her vision and her wit. She never lost sight 
of the goals that I set, and she never failed to deliver 100 percent of 
her talent and her energy to accomplish those goals.
  In 1986, I promoted her to chief of staff. She has been our team 
leader ever since. And somehow, even with all the hours she has put in 
on the job, and there were countless hours, she has managed to maintain 
a full healthy relationship with her husband, Jim, and their daughter, 
Kendra. And I know she looks forward to spending more time with them 
during the years ahead.
  Eve's high standards made her a star in the academic world even 
before she came to work for me. In 1966, she graduated summa cum laude 
from Syracuse University. From there, she went on to obtain a master's 
degree from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in Political Science 
from Johns Hopkins. She later worked in several key staff positions for 
Senator Birch Bayh from Indiana. After her tenure in Senator Bayh's 
office, she also worked as an advocate for the city of New York on 
legislative issues.
  When she arrived in my office, Eve made my priorities her priorities. 
And we scored some significant victories together. The laws I authored 
raising the national drinking age to 21, banning smoking on domestic 
airplane flights, cleaning up the environment--these were battles we 
fought together. I could not have asked for a more loyal comrade-in-
arms than Eve Lubalin.
  Mr. President, I hope my colleagues will join me in wishing Eve the 
very best as she moves on from the Senate. And I want Eve to always 
remember how much I and everyone connected with my office appreciates 
her contributions. She is a model public servant, a spectacular leader 
and person. I wish her a happy and rewarding retirement.

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