[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 16754]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             THANKING STAFF

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, tomorrow we will take a vote on Senator 
Toomey's amendment and on cloture and final passage. There may not be 
time, as we are wrapping up the work on this bill, for me to pay 
tribute to some very valuable individuals who worked very hard on this 
bill; that is, the members of the staff on both sides.
  I wish to particularly commend three members of my staff--John Kane, 
Katie Brown, and Betsy McDonnell--who have literally worked night and 
day to try work out amendments and procedure with a wide variety of 
staff on both sides of the aisle.
  Our staffs are often the unsung heroes of this institution, and in 
this case I was receiving emails from my staff--for instance last night 
at 1:46 a.m.--giving me the latest updates. I just wish to publicly 
thank them, the floor staff on both sides, the HELP Committee staff, 
and everyone who was involved but particularly the three members of my 
staff, John, Katie, and Betsy, who have literally devoted countless 
hours to this bill. I know they will be very happy when we reach final 
passage tomorrow.
  I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Blumenthal). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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