[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 53 (Monday, March 22, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1670-S1671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO DR. DAN ALPERT

  Mr. HEINRICH. Mr. President, it is an honor to recognize over two 
decades of dedication and service to New Mexico from Dr. Dan Alpert, my 
senior legislative assistant, who is retiring after a distinguished 
career in the U.S. Senate.
  A dedicated public servant, Dr. Alpert began his career as a nuclear 
engineer at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, working on 
nuclear power, renewable energy, and energy efficiency programs for 20 
years.
  In 1997, Dr. Alpert took his extensive experience at Sandia to 
Capitol Hill for a 1-year fellowship sponsored by the American 
Association for the Advancement of Science, AAAS, in the office of my 
predecessor, Senator Jeff Bingaman. Since then, Dr. Alpert has served 
the people of New Mexico in the U.S. Senate for more than two decades.
  Dr. Alpert's dedication to New Mexico and expertise has been 
instrumental in steering my legislative priorities on the Senate Energy 
and Natural Resources Committee. Dr. Alpert's distinguished career 
includes leadership in energy storage research and development, 
cutting-edge energy transmission planning, and careful oversight and 
stewardship of our Nation's nuclear laboratories and the Waste 
Isolation Pilot Plant. While he probably did not plan on it when he was 
earning his nuclear engineering Ph.D., Dr. Alpert also served as a 
longtime and well-respected agriculture and infrastructure expert in 
Senator Bingaman's office.
  Anyone who has ever worked with Dr. Alpert also knows that his policy

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expertise is matched by his dedication to his colleagues and to 
mentoring the next generation of public servants. Dr. Alpert has 
demonstrated his heart of gold, a natural kindness, and wonderful sense 
of humor to all who have had the pleasure to meet him. I also recognize 
that Dr. Alpert could not be where he is today without the love and 
support of his sweetheart, Ann.
  On behalf of the people of the State of New Mexico and on behalf of 
my entire staff and Senator Bingaman's staff, I thank him for his 
service. I know I speak for so many when I thank Dr. Alpert for his 
contributions to New Mexico and to our Nation. I know that he will 
continue to make a difference in the lives of everyone he meets. I ask 
my colleagues to join me in recognizing the dedicated service of Dr. 
Alpert and congratulate him on his retirement from the U.S. Senate.

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