[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 69 (Monday, April 24, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2483-S2484]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                         Tribute to Alex Burgos

  Mr. President, before I yield the floor, as a matter of privilege, I 
am joined by a long-time staffer of mine who, in about 20 minutes, will 
end his employment with our office.
  Alex Burgos has worked for me since 2009, when he left a stable job 
with a stable paycheck to go work for an underdog candidate with no 
chance to win in the U.S. Senate race in Florida.
  For the last 8 years, he has been a critical member of our team. We 
are proud that he has moved on and is going to be working in another 
place outside of government, where he will be quite successful. We have 
watched him grow both in his professional career as well as his family.
  We are very proud of Alex because he is also from South Florida. He 
grew up in a household in the community where I grew up, in a story we 
are quite familiar with.
  We are very grateful for the service he has provided to the State of 
Florida, to my office, to my campaign before that, and we are proud of 
what I know he will achieve in the months and years to come.
  Given all the leadership he has provided our office over the years, I 
am grateful he had a chance to be on the floor with us for this speech.
  With that, Mr. President, I yield the floor.

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  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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