[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 216 (Wednesday, December 15, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S9208]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING THE COAST GUARD PAY AND PERSONNEL CENTER

  Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the 40th 
anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Pay and Personnel Center in Topeka, 
KS. The Pay and Personnel Center was first established in 1979 in the 
suburb area of Washington, DC. In 1982, with the help of Senator Bob 
Dole, the center permanently moved to the Frank Carlson Federal 
Building in Topeka. It is a true honor that I and my staff have the 
pleasure of working with this devoted lineup of leaders on a routine 
basis.
  The Pay and Personnel Center offers a focused and essential service 
to more than 142,000 men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard. Their 
mission is to provide caring and responsive personnel and compensation 
services for each of their military members, retirees, annuitants, and 
other customers in support of the Department of Homeland Security 
missions. The Pay and Personnel Center has continued to operate with 
superb attention to detail without much attention publicly. They carry 
out the passionate mission of providing the compensation and services 
necessary to keep our Coast Guard focused, secure, and dedicated. These 
men and women truly go above and beyond to help our Coast Guard 
members.
  I offer congratulations and accolades to the Pay and Personnel Center 
on 40 years of hard work and superior service to our men and women in 
the U.S. Coast Guard. The center is an illustrious example of the Coast 
Guard motto, Semper Paratus, Always Ready. I ask my colleagues to join 
me in recognizing this milestone.

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