[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        TRIBUTE TO KEVIN TALLEY

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                        HON. WILLIAM F. GOODLING

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 14, 2000

  Mr. GOODLING. Mr. Speaker, I wish today to pay tribute to an 
individual who first came to my Congressional office and who has served 
the past three years as Chief of Staff for the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce. Kevin Talley is a very talented individual who has 
served other Members of Pennsylvania's delegation and me in a variety 
of capacities.
  Kevin's first position in Congress was with Hugh Scott, the Senate 
Minority Leader, whom Kevin served as Press Secretary. He came to my 
office in 1977 in a similar capacity and stayed for four years, 
becoming my Chief of Staff and overseeing all operations in my 
Washington and district offices.
  The management skills he acquired in those roles were expanded 
further when he joined Senator John Heinz as Chief of Staff. in 
addition to handling administrative and public responsibilities with 
Senator Heinz, Kevin developed legislative initiatives on targeted jobs 
tax credits, Social Security Reform, campaign finance reform, and 
unemployment compensation provisions.
  In 1985, Senator Heinz demonstrated his confidence in Kevin by naming 
him as his deputy at the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
  In 1987, Kevin decided to try life in the private sector, focusing on 
public affairs. He stayed in touch, and I kept my eye on him, even 
though he was no longer working in Congress.
  I became Chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee in 1995. 
When I had an opening for the Committee's Chief of Staff in 1997, I 
asked Kevin to come back to Congress to help me accomplish what 
remained to be done before I finished my Congressional career.
  During Kevin's tenure as Chief of Staff, the Committee passed more 
than 45 significant education and workforce bills. It was the 
Committee's most productive period in the last 20 years. We made 
significant improvements in Head Start, child nutrition, job training, 
and worker protection programs. We succeeded in shifting the focus from 
process to results, and from quantity to quality.
  Kevin Talley was a key participant in those successes, and for that, 
I will always be grateful. more importantly, Kevin is a friend, and I 
am glad that my upcoming retirement will not change that.

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