[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Pages 22596-22597]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       RETIREMENT OF TIM WINEMAN

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I would like to take a few minutes today to 
recognize Tim Wineman for his dedicated and invaluable service to the 
United States Senate as he prepares to go into retirement.
  Tim has served the Senate with great distinction. During his 35 years 
here, he has worked in various positions within the Senate disbursing 
office. Tim began as a payroll clerk in 1970 and because of his hard 
work won numerous promotions. He works today as a financial clerk, one 
of the best the Secretary's office has been privileged to have. Tim is 
one of those individuals who come here to serve in the Secretary's 
office not to debate policy or make political statements, but out of a 
respect and love for the institution, serving each and every Member 
with the utmost professionalism.
  Our Senate community is privileged to have individuals with the 
talent and dedication that Tim Wineman has shown. He is the soul of 
discretion, always available to answer a question and provide wise 
counsel, and he loves the Senate with all his heart. This is no 
surprise, since Tim has been familiar with our Nation's capital and the 
work of the people that goes on here from his earliest days.
  Tim was born and raised in this area. His father worked for DC 
Transit and his mother, Carolyn, worked for Sears and Roebuck. Tim 
attended Bethesda Chevy Chase High School, where he met his life-long 
partner and friend, his wife, Pat. They just celebrated their 36th 
anniversary in August. They are blessed with two children, Matthew and 
Lory.
  Now that Tim is retiring from the Senate, the inevitable question 
arises: what will he do with his spare time? I have it on good 
authority that Tim is planning to get straight down to business. He 
mentioned that he plans to work on his golf game and spend time 
traveling with Pat. I have heard that Alaska is one of the top 
destinations on their list of places to visit. The first 6 months, 
however, he just wants to spend stress free.
  In the Senate, we get so involved in the issues of the day, and as 
Members our days are long and busy. We often forget to pause for a 
moment and thank those who keep the trains running on time, and for 35 
years Tim Wineman has been one of those loyal conductors.
  We thank Timothy S. Wineman for his service, and we wish Tim and his 
wife, Pat, a happy and content retirement.
  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I rise today to speak on behalf of Timothy 
Wineman, who is retiring after 35 years of dedicated service to the 
Senate.
  There are thousands of employees who work behind the scenes here in 
the Senate, who make it possible for the Members of this body to 
discharge the duties of their office. It is rare that these employees 
get the recognition they deserve.
  One of the greatest and longest serving of those unsung heroes has 
been Tim Wineman, with whom I have had the honor of sharing these halls 
for the last 25 years. Over that period of time, both my wife Jackie 
and I have come to rely on his experience and counsel. We are both sad 
to see him go, but we know as well as anyone that he has certainly 
earned his retirement.
  Tim was hired as a payroll clerk in the disbursing office on October 
19, 1970, while my father still served in this Chamber. Six years 
later, Tim was

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promoted to payroll supervisor. Four years after that, he became the 
assistant financial clerk. And, in 1998, he was appointed the Financial 
Clerk of the United States Senate.
  He has fulfilled his duties in all of those roles with efficiency, 
integrity, and vision. When Tim began over 30 years ago, the Senate's 
financial services were still performed manually and recorded in pen 
and ink, without the aid of computers. Over the last three decades, 
through various leadership positions, Tim has overseen the 
technological renovation of the Disbursing Office, as it almost 
flawlessly shifted to cover a marked increase in staff and services.
  The Senate Disbursing Office handles not only the payroll of Senators 
and staff, but also their retirement funds and life and health 
insurance. The workload is tremendous. Last year, the Disbursing Office 
also approved nearly 50,000 expense reimbursement vouchers, 
administered the oath to over 3,200 new Senate employees, and provided 
36 training sessions to new office managers, among countless other 
responsibilities requiring attentiveness and precision.
  Under Tim's leadership, these tasks have been carried out with the 
utmost professionalism. He has adeptly kept the Senate's financial 
house in order.
  I thank Tim for his years of dedicated service to the Senate. He will 
be sorely missed. I also want to extend to him and Pat, his wife for as 
long as he has served the Senate, my best wishes as they begin this new 
phase in their lives.

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