[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 200 (Wednesday, December 19, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7914-S7915]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO JEFF FLAKE

  Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, today I wish to pay tribute to my 
colleague, Senator Jeff Flake. First in the House of Representatives 
and later in the U.S. Senate, Jeff Flake has served the people of 
Arizona and the Nation for over 15 years.
  Senator Flake has a strong record of supporting democracy at home and 
abroad, finding areas of compromise on difficult issues like 
immigration reform and making sure our Nation keeps its promise to 
veterans. Senator Flake has been a leader on immigration reform 
efforts, and he has worked tirelessly to find a path forward to address 
the needs of our immigration system. In 2013, Senator Flake was one of 
the lead authors of bipartisan immigration reform legislation that 
would have modernized our immigration system, secured our borders, and 
provided a tough but fair path to citizenship for undocumented 
immigrants in our country. Through his position in the Senate Committee 
on Foreign Relations, Senator Flake has advocated for policies

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that promote democracy, economic growth, and quality of life 
improvements for people around the world. Here at home, Senator Flake 
has helped veterans in Arizona receive assistance and recognition from 
the Federal Government.
  In recent years, Jeff Flake has been a leading voice in speaking up 
for the institution of the Senate and its role as part of a coequal 
branch of government with the executive' branch. He has sought to hold 
Presidents of both parties accountable as a Member of the Senate.
  We will miss Senator Flake in the Senate next year, but I have no 
doubt that he will continue to find ways to serve his State and our 
Nation in the years ahead. We wish him well in that endeavor.

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