[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4242]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO STEWART VERDERY

 Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, today I recognize a former member 
of my staff, C. Stewart Verdery, who is leaving the Senate staff after 
several years of providing valuable counsel for many of us here.
  Stewart first came to the Senate as a legislative counsel in my 
office and, because of his good work, when I assumed the chairmanship 
of the Committee on Rules and Administration, I asked him to join the 
committee staff and serve as counsel. In addition to his excellent work 
on legislation and other issues before the Rules Committee, Stewart 
served the committee at a time when we faced an unusual challenge--that 
of conducting the first major investigation of a contested Senate 
election since the 1970s and the first involving allegations of fraud 
since the 1950s. Stewart played a key role coordinating the onsite 
investigations and then worked with outside counsel in questioning of 
witnesses both onsite and here in Washington. He had a major role in 
drafting a committee report on the investigation which now takes its 
place with other historic documents in the 213-year history of the 
Senate to uphold standards and guide procedures for handling contested 
elections. His wise counsel and steady hand were invaluable to me and 
to the Senate.
  After his outstanding work on the Rules Committee, Stewart went on to 
serve with the Senate's Assistant Republican Leader, Don Nickles, as 
General Counsel. In his duties there, he worked directly with many 
Senators in this body. Stewart was widely respected for his knowledge 
of facts and sound political judgement.
  As he leaves the Senate, we wish him well. I am confident he will go 
on to add new successes to the many he has chalked up during his years 
here.

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