[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 176 (Monday, December 7, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S8435]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO KENNETH E. MANNELLA

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I wish to join my friend and Finance 
Committee colleague, Ranking Member Wyden, in offering appreciation to 
a dedicated public servant, Mr. Kenneth E. Mannella, who has worked 
steadily for the American people at the Social Security Administration 
and will soon pursue activities in retirement.
  Ken Mannella joined the Social Security Administration in 1996 as a 
legislative analyst with the Office of Legislation for Congressional 
Affairs. Currently, he serves as an associate commissioner for the 
Office of Congressional Affairs.
  Before joining the Social Security Administration, Ken worked for 8 
years for Governor William Donald Schaefer of Maryland. In Governor 
Schaefer's final terms, Ken Mannella was director of the Maryland 
National Relations Office, where he worked with Congress to obtain 
Federal assistance to help Maryland pursue its priorities. Prior to his 
work in Maryland, Ken worked for the U.S. Senate for 10 years on the 
staff of Senator Richard Schweiker and for Senator Charles Mathias as 
counsel on the Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks Subcommittee of the 
Senate Judiciary Committee.
  You don't have a career working with the Senate and in congressional 
relations for as long has Ken has been at it unless you are really good 
at what you do. And that has been our experience with Ken; he has 
excelled at developing relations that facilitate useful flows of 
information and ideas between whom he represents and Congress. It would 
be hard to find anyone who would not agree that Ken is always an honest 
broker and always there to help if you need it.
  I appreciate Ken's work with Congress, and I know that my good friend 
Senator Wyden does as well. We wish him all the very best as he moves 
on to pursue what lies ahead for him and genuinely appreciate the work 
he has done with Congress, for the Social Security Administration, 
and--of most importance--for beneficiaries of the Social Security 
programs.

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