[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 87 (Friday, May 25, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S6952]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                         HONORING MARK STEPHENS

 Mr. AKAKA. Madam President, as chairman of the Federal 
Workforce Subcommittee, I would like to recognize a milestone in the 
career of a dedicated and committed public servant. Mark Stephens, an 
attorney with the Postal Regulatory Commission's Office of General 
Counsel, is retiring after a 33-year career. He joined the former 
Postal Rate Commission in 1974, and participated in the analysis and 
review of numerous postal rate, classification, and complaint cases.
  Mark proudly notes that he started his Federal service career as a 
letter carrier for the old Post Office Department where he worked for 
three months during the summer of 1968. During his long tenure with the 
Commission, Mark also served in the Office of Consumer Advocate.
  Mark's colleagues point to his professionalism, analytical and 
writing ability, and character as the embodiment of the finest 
qualities of public service. His insights and thoughtful counsel made a 
substantial contribution to the Commission's successful fulfillment of 
its statutory responsibilities. Mark has been a valued colleague to 
those at the Commission and his retirement will leave a void that will 
be difficult to fill.
  Upon leaving the Postal Regulatory Commission, Mark intends to spend 
more time with his family, but will likely continue to monitor the 
progress of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 which 
significantly enhanced the authority of the PRC. Mark Stephens is a 
public servant who made a difference, and I wish him much future 
success.

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