[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 201 (Thursday, November 18, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8437-S8438]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO DEBORAH SUE MAYER

  Mr. COONS. Madam President, I rise as chairman of the Select 
Committee on Ethics, and on behalf of the vice chairman, members of the 
committee, and its staff, to pay tribute to Deborah Sue Mayer as she 
retires after 23 years of Federal service including the last 6 as chief 
counsel and staff director of the Select Committee on Ethics. As a 
paramedic, a naval officer, and attorney, Deb's career tells the story 
of a life dedicated to public service. She joined the Senate in January 
2015 after 4 years as director of investigations for the House 
Committee on Ethics. From 2002 to 2011, Deb was a prosecutor with the 
U.S. Department of Justice; beginning as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in 
the Eastern District of New York's Organized Crime and Racketeering 
Section. Deb went on to serve in the Department of Justice Public 
Integrity Section of the Criminal Division, where she investigated and 
prosecuted corruption at all levels of government throughout the United 
States. Since 1998, Deb has served as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. 
Navy, first on Active Duty and continuing her career in the Reserve 
Force.
  In her time as chief counsel and staff director, Deb personally 
advised members of the Committee and Senate,

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oversaw the nonpartisan staff in providing ethics advice and education, 
administered the Senate's financial disclosure program, modernized and 
redesigned the committee's website, and conducted investigations and 
enforcement of ethics rules, laws and standards of conduct. Beyond the 
Senate, Deb represented the committee at conferences and on councils 
around the country and abroad. In all these efforts, Deb brought her 
trademark dedication to rigorous accuracy and precision. On behalf of 
the members and staff of the Select Committee on Ethics, I thank Deb 
for her decades of service to our country and commitment to the U.S. 
Senate. I offer my sincere best wishes and gratitude to Deb and her 
family as she begins her retirement.
  Thank you, Deb.

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