[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 24 (Thursday, February 7, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1128-S1129]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO ANN TAYLOR

 Mr. MURPHY. Mr. President, I wish to pay tribute to Ann 
Taylor, who is retiring from Connecticut Children's Medical Center 
after 19 years of service to the children of Connecticut.
  Dating back to my time as the chairman of the State legislature's 
Public Health Committee, Ann has been a great friend and counsel to me. 
I have relied on her policy expertise and acumen, and I have drawn 
inspiration from her relentless focus on improving the lives of 
Connecticut's kids.
  Throughout her career, Ann has both led and managed various 
departments across Connecticut Children's Medical Center, including 
legal, risk management, compliance, strategic planning, government 
relations, marketing and communications, and the foundation. Ann has 
been the voice of Connecticut's kids here in Washington. She 
successfully advocated for funding that supports Connecticut Children's 
vital role as an academic medical center, healthcare reform efforts 
that protect children with preexisting medical conditions, and 
protections for the Medicaid Program that maintain a critical safety 
net for more than one-third of Connecticut's children. At the State 
level, her drive to improve health outcomes for children led her to 
establish Connecticut Children's Medical-Legal Partnership Project, 
which is devoted to providing traditional legal representation for 
children within a comprehensive approach to the child's healthcare 
needs. The project also worked to secure funding that improved access 
to care for children and adolescents in behavioral health crisis 
through the establishment of the CARES unit on the Institute of Living 
campus.
  On a more personal level, I have seen firsthand the dedication Ann 
has for every single child who intersects with Connecticut Children's. 
She doesn't just advocate for broad-based policies; she works for every 
single patient. I recall working with her for days on one

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single case--a little girl who because of her complicated immigration 
status was having difficulty getting insurance coverage for her 
expensive, rare medical condition. Ann worked with me to make sure that 
little girl got what she needed, so that her life could be extended for 
a few more years. I am sure Ann went that extra mile for countless 
other children, and that will likely be the legacy she leaves.
  The impact of Ann's work will be felt by children and families for 
years to come, and we are grateful for her service. I hope Connecticut 
realizes how lucky it was to have her fighting for children's 
healthcare for the last two decades.

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