[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 30, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S2560]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO GABRIELLE BATKIN

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, today I wish to honor Gabrielle Batkin 
on the occasion of her becoming the staff director of the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  Gabrielle has a long career in public service. She served in Senator 
Frank Lautenburg's office, in Congressman Pallone's office, on the 
Senate Budget Committee, and joined my office in 2001. Gabrielle 
started on the Appropriations Committee's Veterans Affairs and Housing 
and Urban Development Subcommittee, then moved to the Commerce, 
Justice, and Science Subcommittee, eventually becoming the clerk of the 
subcommittee. For the last year she has been the deputy director of the 
Appropriations Committee.
  Gabby has played a part in some of my biggest achievements, including 
the most recent passage of the Appropriations Omnibus Package for 
Fiscal Year 2014. Her expertise and service ensured that America was 
well-funded and ready to get back to work after sequester and shutdown.
  Throughout these wonderful 13 years, Gabrielle has been an invaluable 
member of my staff. Not only has she helped me immensely in my work as 
a U.S. Senator, but she has served the people of Maryland with 
distinction. Today I want to thank Gabrielle, her husband Josh, and her 
three wonderful children Henry, Will, and Charlie, for sharing her with 
us. I want to recognize her for all of the important work she has done 
and wish her the very best as she embarks on the next stage in her 
career.

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