[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 198 (Monday, December 17, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7653]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO SARAH NICHOLSON

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, it is my pleasure today to pay tribute 
to Sarah Nicholson, a great Kentuckian who recently retired from a 
nearly four-decade career with the Kentucky Hospital Association, KHA. 
Serving as the vice president of government relations for the statewide 
professional trade association representing hospitals throughout the 
Commonwealth, Sarah earned a strong reputation for her legislative 
acumen and her tireless advocacy.
  As the leader of the association's public affairs operations, Sarah 
has worked with members of the Kentucky General Assembly and the 
executive branch for the advancement of our State's hospitals. She was 
also tasked with supporting beneficial legislation at the Federal 
level. As my staff and I have worked with the KHA through the years, 
Sarah was an effective advocate for its priorities.
  In addition to her diligent work for the KHA, Sarah is passionate 
about bettering educational opportunities around Kentucky. At her alma 
mater, Western Kentucky University, she served on its board of 
advisers, its college of health and human services advisory board, and 
its alumni board. Sarah was also a representative on the Kentucky 
Council on Postsecondary Education Inter-Alumni Council and the Centre 
College Parents Advisory Committee.
  As Sarah begins the next chapter of her life, I am confident that she 
is looking forward to spending more quality time with her family, 
especially her husband, retired Jefferson County District Judge James 
C. Nicholson, and their three children. I hope she enjoys every well-
deserved time with them. I ask my Senate colleagues to join me in 
congratulating Sarah Nicholson on her retirement and thanking her for 
her work on behalf of Kentucky.

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