[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 18, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S2555]
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                        Tribute to Suzie Orlove

  Finally, Mr. President, today I want to bring special attention and 
praise to Suzie Orlove, my beloved and talented and deeply dedicated 
director of constituent service, who is retiring today after 37 amazing 
years in my office. Imagine that. She has worked in my office--first as 
a Congressman, then as Senator--for 37 years.
  Suzie and I first met in the second grade in P.S. 19, Miss Ruth 
Moore's second grade class, and we have been friends ever since. Suzie 
stood out even in second grade for her compassion and her intellect.
  Soon after I was elected to the House, Suzie came to work in my 
office and dedicated herself to making government work for everyday New 
Yorkers. She became a healthcare policy expert, navigating Medicaid, 
Medicare, and facing down often intransigent health insurance companies 
for constituents who often face life-and-death challenges. She became a 
maven navigating the bureaucracy of Social Security for our seniors and 
disabled. Year after year, Suzie oversaw the process of interviewing 
and nominating extraordinary young New Yorkers to our military 
academies.
  The list of people she has helped is practically endless. All across 
New York, there are so many people who are grateful to Suzie Orlove for 
helping them in ways when they really needed help. She is amazing, as 
is the number of staffers she helped train to serve New Yorkers with 
diligence. She trained my staff--everyone who came in--but she also 
gave lots of advice to the staff of other of my colleagues, first in 
Congress and now in the Senate.
  She is amazing--amazing.
  Suzie Orlove, every day you came into work, you were dedicated to 
helping people--something that has always been a part of you. You were 
the strong glue in the office, teaching so many others who came and 
went how to help people, do casework, and do it with fierce dedication 
but a friendly smile as well.
  All our office staff--past, present, and future--are grateful to 
Suzie for who she is and what she has done.
  Suzie, thank you for your service. To quote the old song, ``We're 
gonna miss you when you're gone.''
  I yield the floor.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority whip.