[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 2, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E587]
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                          HONORING KATHY KRUSE

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                       HON. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY III

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 2, 2017

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Kathleen Kruse, a 
long-time member of Senator Ted Kennedy's staff and a tireless advocate 
for arts and cultural policy. Kathy is stepping down from her role as 
Vice President of Institutional Affairs and Assistant Secretary of the 
Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts, where she has served with distinction for the past seven years.
  Kathy had a long and accomplished career in the Senate as the 
Cultural Policy Advisor and Senior Counselor for Senator Kennedy for 30 
years. In this capacity and throughout her tenure, she was the staff 
liaison for Senator Kennedy to the Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees. 
During her time in the Senate, she was a fierce advocate for arts 
organizations nationally, authored key Kennedy Center legislation and 
served as a trusted liaison to and friend of the Kennedy family.
  I would also like to acknowledge the generosity of Kathy's daughter, 
Sasha, who has supported her mother's work in public service, and 
shared her with us during her many late nights in the Senate and at the 
Kennedy Center.
  Kathy is a fixture in the arts and cultural landscape in Washington, 
DC and across the country, and she will be dearly missed. We are 
certain that she will find tremendous success in her next professional 
ventures and that she will enjoy spending more time with her family. On 
behalf of the Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees, I offer my sincere 
gratitude to Kathy for her many contributions to the United States 
Congress, the Kennedy Center and our nation.

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