[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 19185]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO STEPHEN LILLEY

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, any Senator will acknowledge that each 
of us is only as effective as the staff who support us. For nearly as 
long as I have been a Member of this body, I have enjoyed the benefit 
of the considerable abilities and expertise of Stephen Lilley. 
Stephen's tenure on my staff has drawn to a close, and the U.S. Senate 
loses a gifted lawyer and a dedicated public servant.
  Stephen joined my team in 2008 as a Heyman Federal Public Service 
fellow and quickly demonstrated a keen understanding of the workings of 
the Senate and of the Judiciary Committee. Unwilling to part with 
either his sharp legal analysis or his good humor, we brought him on 
board full time as a counsel after his fellowship ended. After more 
outstanding work, he was soon promoted to chief counsel on the 
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts and later the 
Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism.
  Stephen has ably staffed hundreds of committee hearings and markups 
and advised me on every issue under the wide-ranging jurisdiction of 
the Judiciary Committee. In particular, he played a key role in the 
investigation of the Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the 
Courts into the use of so-called enhanced interrogation techniques in 
the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; he helped 
me during the confirmation of two Justices to the Supreme Court; he 
worked with me to promote and defend the role of the civil jury; and he 
has emerged as one of the Senate's leading experts on cybersecurity and 
intellectual property, facilitating immensely complex negotiations that 
brought us to the brink of comprehensive cyber legislation.
  In addition to producing great work, Stephen elevated the work of 
those around him. His diligence, his ability to work well with other 
offices, his passion for doing right, and--not least--his sharp and dry 
wit, all made him a pleasure to work with. I particularly wish to thank 
his wife Jaynie and his daughter Mary Win for supporting Stephen and 
for sharing him with us.
  Stephen's hard work brought him success before his arrival at the 
Senate, whether at Princeton University, where he graduated summa cum 
laude; at Yale University, where he earned his law degree; or as a 
clerk to Judge Thomas Ambro on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third 
Circuit and Judge Jeremy Fogel on the U.S. District Court for the 
Northern District of California. I have no doubt he will find continued 
success in all of his future endeavors.
  Theodore Roosevelt reminded us of the credit due to the man who 
spends himself in a worthy cause. I gratefully credit Stephen Lilley 
for his exceptional service to the Senate, the people of Rhode Island, 
and the United States of America.

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