[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 213 (Thursday, December 9, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S9092]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO MICHEAL MAHONEY

 Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. President, I rise today to honor and 
recognize Micheal Mahoney of Kansas City. Micheal has been a reporter 
in the KC area for over 40 years, starting with breaking news, then 
making a career into politics with a fair, but always tough 
sensibility.
  I have known Mike for a few years now since coming to Congress, and 
to me, he has one of the best reputations among reporters in the 
region. The press and Congress are often thought of as adversaries, 
with journalists always trying to dig into Members to get the best 
scoop or ``gotcha'' moment, while Members are having to watch their 
backs. With Mike, that has never been the case. Sure, he would always 
try to dig, but that was simply to get the best possible info for 
Kansans, not just to put someone on the spot. Any time I had an 
interview with Mike, he truly was looking for the heart of a story, 
with no cheap tricks. He gave everyone involved a fair shot to tell 
their side and laid everything out crystal clear for viewers to see 
when the story came on. It is easy to see in each story what was really 
going on thanks to Mike's integrity in interviews, and talent for 
storytelling.
  As he finishes out his time with KMBC, I hope he is able to reflect 
on the wonderful career he has had. He has been there to provide 
outstanding coverage of every political event in Kansas for all to see 
and even has an Emmy to his name for covering the 1993 flooding along 
the Missouri River, along with a Mall Dodson National Headliners Award 
in 1981 for his coverage of the Hyatt Regency Skywalk falling in KC. 
Furthermore, Mike has been on the board of the Kansas City St. 
Patrick's Day Committee and has even been the grand marshal for the St. 
Patrick's Day parade. Through it all, he has been one of KC's finest. I 
ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the wonderful career of Mr. 
Micheal Mahoney and wish him nothing but joy and happiness in his next 
chapter of life.

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