[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21033]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             JACQUES PURVIS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have had the good fortune of having people 
to work with me and with us, and one of my prizes over these years has 
been a young man by the name of Jacques Purvis who has worked on my 
personal staff. He is, of course, an integral part of the cloakroom. We 
see him here every day. He helps send to me every day on my e-mail 
account what is taking place each day. I read faithfully what is taking 
place because I am not here all the time on the Senate floor. He is 
bright, hardworking, and so nice. He is going to be leaving the Senate 
to go to the London School of Economics for an advanced degree. I have 
tried to talk him out of it, but not really, because he has various 
goals in mind. He is going to complete his studies in London, come back 
and go to law school. I hope after that time he will consider coming 
back and working in the Senate. We will all miss him. He is a wonderful 
young man, and I consider him a friend.

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