[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 155 (Friday, December 15, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S11899]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        FAREWELL TO MANUS COONEY

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I would like to take just a moment to offer 
my public thanks and appreciation to the Judiciary Committee's chief 
counsel and staff director, Manus Cooney, for all his dedicated work 
over the last 7 years he has served on my staff, and for his exemplary 
12-year career in the Senate.
  Manus has been my right hand. I want to state that for the Record so 
that 10 years from now his daughters--Caitlin, Claire, and Tara--will 
know why their father was hardly ever home for dinner. Let me say to 
them that, without his tremendous efforts, we could not have 
accomplished half as much for our country.
  Let me also say to my colleagues that I know Manus was tenacious. 
Senators and staff alike always took it seriously when Manus was on a 
mission. Believe me, I got as many orders and assignments as you did.
  Seriously, though, it was amazing to me how Manus always kept the 
faith--he believed in what we were doing and never gave up.
  I am going to miss him. He will be leaving my office at the end of 
the year for a new, exciting opportunity to develop corporate strategy 
and to head Napster's new Washington office. He is the right guy for 
this job. He has the energy and the know-how to help Congress 
understand and connect with the complex and rapidly changing high-tech 
world. Manus is the kind of person who does not face the challenges of 
an unknown future with dread, but rather with enthusiasm.
  So, as we close out this extraordinary 106th Congress, I hope my 
colleagues will join me in expressing appreciation to Manus for his 
loyalty and his tremendous contribution to the Senate and to public 
service. I wish him all the best in the future.

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