[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S1166]
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                         Tribute to Laura Dove

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I would like to start this morning by 
talking about a friend of ours who has chosen to move on and leave the 
Senate and spend more time with her wonderful family. I certainly 
understand that because the job she has, which is Secretary for the 
Majority, is more than a full-time job; it is living, breathing, 
sleeping this place, and she does a great job at it.
  Her name is Laura Dove. She has been doing this particular job for 7 
years. Prior to that, she actually was here on three different 
occasions, as I understand it, working for the Senate. She grew up with 
it. Her dad was the Parliamentarian here for 36 years.
  Laura is a consummate professional. I work with her a lot on 
legislation. She helps me to get things through the process here, which 
is not always easy, but as significant, she works very closely with her 
counterpart on the Democratic side of the aisle and figures out how to 
get stuff done, how to keep this place operating so that the world's 
greatest deliberative body, as they call the U.S. Senate, can meet its 
great potential and expectation.
  So, to Laura Dove, we are going to miss you. As much as we understand 
why you need some time with your family right now and your great, great 
kids, we are going to miss you a lot.