[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9319]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        TRIBUTE TO ARLENE SIDELL

 Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I would like to pay tribute to Ms. 
Arlene Sidell, who will soon be retiring from a long and distinguished 
career in the U.S. Senate.
  Ms. Sidell is the Director of the Senate Commerce Committee Public 
Information Office. She first came to the Committee 36 years ago, in 
March of 1963. Ms. Sidell is an extraordinary public servant, who has 
consistently served all the Members and staff on the Committee with 
total dedication and commitment.
  The Commerce Committee, at a recent Executive Session, expressed its 
gratitude to Ms. Sidell for all she has done for the Committee and the 
Senate with extended applause.
  Mr. President, I ask that the text of my statement made on Ms. 
Sidell's behalf at the Commerce Committee Executive Session held on May 
5, 1999, be printed in the Record.
  The statement follows:

                    Acknowledgment of Arlene Sidell

       Before we begin to consider items on today's agenda for our 
     Executive Session, I would like to take a moment to 
     acknowledge and extend my heartfelt thanks to Arlene Sidell. 
     Arlene, sitting before us, is the Director of the Commerce 
     Committee Public Information Office, and our official clerk 
     for Committee Executive Sessions. This will be the last time 
     we will see Arlene at one of our mark-ups, as she will soon 
     be retiring from an exemplary career in public service.
       Arlene began her tenure with the Commerce Committee 36 
     years ago, in March of 1963. She has served the Senate and 
     our Committee with distinction ever since, and will certainly 
     be missed. Again, Arlene, please know how grateful I am for 
     your dedication, commitment and tireless efforts on behalf of 
     the Members, both past and present, of this 
     Committee.

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