[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 14, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8528-S8529]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                RAE LIU

 Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, today I rise to thank Rae Liu, a 
brilliant young intern from Columbia University where she is a National 
Merit Scholar and a debater. Rae came to my office this May. When an 
opening appeared on my personal staff in June, Rae was our unanimous 
choice to fill it until we could hire someone permanently. At 18, she 
took on the task of being a full-fledged member of my staff.
  From the outset, Rae displayed judgment, maturity, initiative, and a 
work ethic way beyond her years. She worked tirelessly overhauling and 
drafting legislation, attending policy reviews, and meeting with 
constituents. She quickly made herself indispensable to my foreign 
policy, intelligence, and defense legislative assistant, and 
distinguished herself with her quick mind, sharp wit and devastating 
competence. It is rare to see so much ability and professionalism in 
one so young.

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  Rae is exactly the sort of young person we need to attract to public 
service. This is not going to be easy as we compete with the best law 
and business schools for talented young Americans who can earn much 
more than taking the Queen's shilling. We must try, however, for if we 
do not, we risk losing a new generation of bright ideas and insights. 
This would be not only tragic but shortsighted.
  I wish this young lady from Texas godspeed in her studies and thank 
her again for her contributions.

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