[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 167 (Wednesday, December 21, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S14308]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      LCDR ANDREW J. SCHULMAN, USN

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise to recognize LCDR Andrew 
Schulman, U.S. Navy for the outstanding contributions he rendered this 
past year while serving as a legislative fellow on my staff. Andrew is 
completing his Capitol Hill fellowship this month, and it is my hope 
that he has benefited as much from this experience as have I from 
having him on my staff.
  Lieutenant Commander Schulman is a member of the U.S. Navy Civil 
Engineer Corps and is a Seabee Combat Warfare qualified officer. To my 
great benefit, Andrew joined my office in a year when the Department of 
Defense, made public its Base Closure and Realignment list. When an Air 
Force base in my home State of New Mexico was designated for closure, 
Andrew's expertise in facilities planning and assessment proved 
critical in our successful effort to convince the BRAC Commission that 
the DOD's decision on Cannon Air Force Base was premature and deserved 
a second look. I have no doubt that Andrew's tireless work and 
dedication was key to the Commission's ultimate finding that DOD 
``substantially deviated'' on several BRAC selection criteria and that 
the Department ``shall seek'' a new mission for Cannon.
  Andrew's experience as the officer in charge of designing and 
constructing detention cells for enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay 
also provided me a firsthand insight on the issue of enemy prisoner 
detainment. It is an issue that has been carefully scrutinized by 
Congress this year, and Andrew provided sharp memoranda and oral 
briefings on both legal and policy aspects that greatly informed my own 
understanding of both interrogation and detainee policies of the 
Department of Defense.
  I must also thank Andrew's family for enduring his many late nights 
at work. So to Mary Rose, Andrew's wife, and the Schulman children, 
Adam and Emma, I say thank you. And without question, you can be 
extremely proud of Andrew's dedication to our country.
  Finally, I want to give my heartfelt thank you to Andrew for his 
service. His ``can-do'' attitude and tireless work ethic were 
infectious. His willingness to tackle issues which were new to him and 
to embrace the goals I have set for my staff on behalf of both the men 
and women of the armed forces and the citizens of New Mexico were truly 
commendable. I have no doubt that as Andrew continues his military 
career, he will achieve great things for both the U.S. Navy and his 
country, and I wish him the very best of luck in all his future 
endeavors.

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