[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 51 (Thursday, March 18, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1625-S1626]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO JENNIFER HEMINGWAY

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, now on one final matter, this week 
marks the end of Jennifer Hemingway's service as the Senate's Acting 
Sergeant at Arms. I am happy and grateful that Jennifer is actually not 
going anywhere. While she is stepping aside from the top job, as is 
custom when party control flips, Leader Schumer had the excellent 
judgment to retain Jennifer as the Sergeant at Arms Chief of Staff.
  So, instead of a farewell, I just want to offer a few thanks.
  I cannot imagine tougher circumstances than those in which Jennifer 
stepped into in this job. She had already impressed everyone as Deputy 
Sergeant at Arms, but when the Capitol was breached on January 6, she 
leapt into action on a whole new level.
  It then fell to Jennifer to take the reins during challenging times. 
Her sure-handed leadership and institutional knowledge helped us get 
through a safe and successful inauguration just 2 weeks after January 
6. Then came the fourth-ever Presidential impeachment trial, and there 
have been all the critical daily missions the Sergeant at

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Arms team fulfills, from physical security to IT infrastructure.
  So we were lucky to have such a poised professional on the job, and 
we are lucky she is sticking around. I know all of my colleagues share 
their gratitude for Jennifer's superlative service.

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