[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 7, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S2682]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                         TRIBUTE TO MARK ALAGNA

 Mr. ISAKSON. Madam President, today, I am honored to recognize 
in the Record a gentleman from whom I have had the opportunity to learn 
and to work with through a great company located in my great home State 
of Georgia. Mark Alagna is the vice president of UPS global public 
affairs and has announced he will retire in June after having served 
the company for 35 years.
  The world headquarters for United Parcel Service, called UPS, has 
been based in Georgia since 1991. It is the second-largest company in 
Georgia, and in 2018, UPS earned $72 billion in revenue with locations 
worldwide. This company means a lot to my State.
  In addition to that, UPS is a leader in delivering workforce training 
and mentorship programs that emphasize the development of professional 
skills, safety, and efficiency.
  As the chairman of the Subcommittee on Employment and the Workplace, 
I am always looking out for Georgia companies and workers, especially 
the ones that set the bar high. Mark Alagna has been an important 
member of that company who has provided me and my staff with needed 
information and assistance for many years.
  Mark's service to UPS is long and distinguished, rising through the 
ranks as a loyal employee serving a company that reciprocated that 
sense of loyalty and development for a good staff member. He has been 
with the company since 1984 when he was hired as a package car driver, 
delivering packages directly to customers who depended upon this 
service. For the last 24 years, he has worked in the company's public 
affairs department, looking out for the company's interests by working 
effectively with Members of Congress in Washington, with a particular 
policy focus on labor issues.
  Mark also serves as liaison to the board of the National Coalition of 
Multiemployer Pension Plans, is vice chair of the Labor Policy 
Coalition, and sits on the labor and pension advisory committee. Prior 
to joining the global public affairs team, Mark also managed several 
staff and operational assignments in the mid-Atlantic area for UPS.
  I will miss the opportunity to work with Mark, who has been a trusted 
associate, and his absence will be felt at UPS and by all those who 
have had the opportunity to work alongside him. We all wish Mark and 
his family the very best in a long and happy retirement.

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