[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 23574]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  THANKING STAFF WHO WORKED ON THE GULF OF MEXICO SECURITY LEGISLATION

  Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I wanted to just take a minute. I spoke 
before the vote and thanked many of my colleagues for their 
extraordinary work on passing the Gulf of Mexico security bill, which 
Senator Domenici led and so many of us helped. But I did not have an 
opportunity at that time to thank so many staff people who put their 
heart and mind and spirit into this action, which is really a historic 
accomplishment for the State of Louisiana and the gulf coast.
  This effort goes back 9 years, and there are many staff people who 
contributed. I want to read into the Record and mention some of the 
Energy staffers who worked with me over the years, and legislative 
directors and chiefs of staff who have helped make this possible: 
Dionne Thompson, Ben Cannon, Jason Schendle, Tom Michels, Elizabeth 
Craddock, Kathleen Strottman, Jason Matthews, Janet Woodka, Adam Sharp, 
Rich Masters, Norma Jane Sabiston, and my current chief of staff, Ron 
Faucheux.
  There were many other staffers on the committees, from both sides of 
the aisle, who helped to make this bill possible. But in the Landrieu 
office, none of this would have gotten done without the people who just 
worked tireless hours, year after year, through victory and defeat, 
through disappointments and setbacks, to keep their eye on the ball to 
make this historic bill that is going to do so much to help the 
southern part of our State, the entire State, and the whole southern 
part of the United States, to gain its footing, to rebuild, to restore 
these wetlands, and protect some great infrastructure for America.
  So I want to thank my colleagues, particularly Senator Frist and 
Senator Reid, for their work in guiding us to victory tonight. Thank 
you.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maine.

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