[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 50 (Monday, April 12, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2203-S2204]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO JOYCE REVELL

  Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, I would like my colleagues to join me in 
thanking Joyce Revell for 21 years of exemplary service to the U.S. 
Senate and on wishing her well during her retirement.
  Joyce Revell has dedicated her life to the service of our Nation and 
to the citizens of Maryland. At age 18, she joined the U.S. Army, where 
she served for 2 years. In 1977, she joined the staff of Senator Paul 
Sarbanes, where she became an integral part of his State office staff, 
providing information and service to constituents. In 2007, I was 
fortunate and privileged when Joyce agreed to join my staff when I was 
sworn into the U.S. Senate.
  Joyce is one of the most outstanding caseworkers I have ever met, and 
she has developed an expertise in a field that is often difficult and 
heartbreaking. Joyce's knowledge of immigration law rivals any attorney 
in the field, and thousands of Marylanders over the years have sought 
her advice and counsel when navigating our Nation's immigration 
process. Her advocacy on behalf of those who need a

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voice has often resulted in new American citizens, reunited families 
and helped place adopted babies and children in loving homes.
  Through her years of service to the Senate, Joyce has become familiar 
with a number of Federal agencies and departments and she has been more 
than willing to share her considerable institutional knowledge. In 
fact, her expertise and knowledge is so extensive that employees of the 
U.S. Customs and Immigration Service, as well as other congressional 
and Senate offices, often look to Joyce for guidance and information.
  I also want to take a moment to mention Joyce's professional skills 
and her approach to her cases. She has an emotional connection to the 
constituents who contact her, but she is always calm, professional and 
informative, even in the face of the most severe hardship. She will 
provide constituents with the right answer, even if it is not the one 
they want to hear.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating Joyce on her many 
years of dedicated service to our Nation. I also want to take this 
opportunity to thank Joyce's husband Paul, daughter Kate, and son Paul 
Michael for sharing Joyce with the U.S. Senate. I wish her the all best 
in her future endeavors. She will be greatly missed.

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