[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 5, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S657]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING CAROL MITCHELL

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I rise to recognize one of my former 
longtime staff members, Carol Mitchell, who for 15 years helped me 
improve health care delivery and services throughout West Virginia and 
the Nation. Carol has continued her contributions to public health by 
working in the private sector for the past 12 years.
  Carol has decided to retire to enjoy more time with her husband David 
and son Rob. I salute Carol for her 30 years of service to the Congress 
and for her loyal and conscientious staff work in my office.
  Over the years, Carol has worked directly with educators, health care 
providers and community and business leaders in West Virginia and 
throughout the country to develop and implement programs which benefit 
our citizens. She was instrumental in the creation of many of the 
Federal health and educational programs we know today and possesses a 
unique understanding of these programs and how institutions can 
successfully utilize them.
  Carol's Capitol Hill service, includes 6 years on the Senate 
Appropriations Committee staff and 15 years as a senior staff aide to 
my West Virginia office. As a professional staff member of the 
Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, she was a trusted adviser to 
subcommittee chairman Tom Harkin. She regularly briefed subcommittee 
members on Federal programs totaling in the billions of dollars.
  Prior to joining the Appropriations Committee as a professional 
staffer, Carol worked for Senator Robert P. Griffin of Michigan and 
Congressman William T. Cahill of New Jersey.
  Carol was an exemplary public servant who has made a significant, 
positive difference in the lives of many people she may never meet. I 
thank Carol for her fine service to her country, and wish her well in 
whatever endeavors she undertakes in her retirement years.

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