[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2183-2184]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO DAVID HOPPE

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I pay special tribute to a member of the 
staff of Senator Trent Lott who is going to be leaving his Senate 
responsibilities and going elsewhere in this city to work in the 
private sector. For many years, David Hoppe has worked in various 
capacities for Senator Lott, most recently as his chief of staff when 
he was majority leader. He also has worked as his staff director. He 
also worked for Representative Jack Kemp. He has had positions in the 
Heritage Foundation, as well as working on his own previously. He is a 
specialist in a variety of areas, including the area of energy policy. 
I think most of us remember David as someone who was always very clear 
headed, very level headed, and very helpful to all of us, minority and 
majority, as we worked in the Senate.
  It can be a very hectic proposition to try to juggle all of the 
things that have to be juggled on the floor, and it takes a very level-
headed person to be able to manage the egos of 100 Senators and deal 
with the majority leader's responsibilities. David Hoppe always did 
that with great aplomb, and it will be our loss that he leaves the 
Senate, but I am sure we will not hear the last of David Hoppe. My hat 
is off to him for his many years of service. I wish him the very best 
in his new career.

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