[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 33 (Thursday, March 17, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S2987]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO DECLAN CASHMAN

  Mr. DAYTON. Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to Ms. Declan 
Cashman who tomorrow marks her 20th year of service in the Senate.
  Declan began her career in the Senate back in 1985 as a legislative 
secretary for my distinguished friend, Senator Dave Durenberger of 
Minnesota. She was promoted to positions on the Subcommittee on 
Intergovernmental Relations, the Permanent Subcommittee on 
Investigations, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions. Today, she serves as my executive assistant, where she is 
invaluable to me and so many others on my staff. I do not sign a letter 
without first asking, ``Has Declan looked at this?''
  Despite her busy work schedule, Declan has many creative pursuits. 
She is both a lover of the theater and a talented actress herself. 
Recently, she has performed at Washington's Studio Theater, the Chevy 
Chase Players, and the Silver Spring stage.
  Declan is an inspiration to the young men and women who come to work 
in Washington every year. Every morning, she is the first to arrive in 
my office, where she proceeds to scour her hometown Boston Globe, the 
New York Times, the Washington Post's Style section, and Page Six, over 
a cup of black coffee. As her coworkers arrive, she enthusiastically 
shares the best stories with them.
  On behalf of her Senate coworkers over the past 20 years and the 
thousands of constituents she has assisted, I thank Declan for her 
dedication and excellent public service. I hope that she will grace my 
office with her presence for the next 2 years. Then someone else will 
be my fortunate successor.

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