[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 62 (Monday, April 12, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1872-S1873]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO BARBARA ROGERS

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize my 
constituent and extraordinary Federal employee, Ms. Barbara Rogers of 
Chevy Chase, MD, who is retiring from Federal service.
  For nearly 20 years, Barbara has worked for the U.S. Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention's, CDC, Washington office, advising 
Agency leadership on critical policy issues, including environmental 
health and public health preparedness. A graduate of the George 
Washington University Law School, Barbara prosecuted environmental 
enforcement cases at the U.S. Attorney's Office and served for 8 years 
as counsel to committees of both the U.S. Senate and the House of 
Representatives. She brought this invaluable experience to the Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, ATSDR, a Federal public 
health Agency that protects communities from the harmful health effects 
related to exposure to natural and manmade hazardous substances. When 
ATSDR joined CDC's Washington office in 2002, Barbara took on CDC's 
environmental portfolio in Washington, DC, and helped shape CDC's 
rapidly growing preparedness work in the era following the attacks of 
September 11.
  Barbara has served as a CDC liaison to Congress, educating 
policymakers and staff to better understand the Agency on a variety of 
important matters, including in response to congressional oversight on 
CDC's laboratories and, more recently, on COVID-19. Barbara's widely 
sought sage advice and diplomatic skills, combined with a powerful 
intellect and attention to detail, have been a critical asset to CDC in 
the Agency's interactions with GAO and Congress.
  With Barbara's retirement, her CDC colleagues will miss her warm 
friendship and wonderful sense of humor. CDC will lose a public servant 
with a moral and ethical grounding, who has been a fierce advocate for 
CDC and public health.

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  I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Barbara Rogers for her 
outstanding service to our country and extend to her our very best 
wishes for an enjoyable and fulfilling retirement.

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