[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5811-5812]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        TRIBUTE TO DAVID C. QUAM

 Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, today I wish to honor David 
Quam, deputy director for policy with the National Governors 
Association, or NGA. Senator Manchin and Senator Rounds both join me in 
honoring David, who concluded his tenure with NGA after 13 years of 
service to the Nation's Governors on April 29.
  As he begins a new chapter in his distinguished professional career, 
I would like to highlight the important work David led at NGA, the 
bipartisan organization of the Governors of the 55 States, territories, 
and Commonwealths. David has been a strong voice for the Nation's 
Governors in the areas of State taxation, telecommunications and 
technology, budget and appropriations, national security, veterans 
affairs, the National Guard, and the critical role of States in 
responding to the great recession and natural disasters. He testified 
before Congress 15 times, principally on State taxation matters. David 
also helped launch NGA's international program, leading a series of 
subnational trade conferences in Salt Lake City and Beijing between 
U.S. and Chinese Governors under a bilateral agreement between the 
United States and the People's Republic of China.
  Since 2003, David has helped frame and convey the bipartisan views of 
U.S. Governors to Members of Congress, Presidential administrations and 
Federal executive branch officials, private sector executives, and 
international leaders. He has represented the consensus positions of 
Governors through numerous television appearances and print interviews 
with publications, including: the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, 
USA Today, Washington Post, CNN, National Public Radio, Congressional 
Quarterly, Bureau of National Affairs, Politico, Boston Globe, Los 
Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Atlanta Journal-
Constitution, Denver Post, and the Bond Buyer.
  David relished his role as chief advocate presenting the collective 
voice of the Nation's Governors, often describing it as the ``best job 
in Washington, D.C.'' He executed it well.
  Through David's leadership of the Office of Federal Relations, NGA 
holds a respected record in developing policy solutions and effectively 
advocating the Governors' collective policy priorities before Congress 
and the administration. David and his team of professionals have helped 
to maintain a seat

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at the table for the Nation's Governors on many critical national 
issues.
  On behalf of all of my Senate colleagues who are former Governors, 
especially Senator Manchin and Senator Rounds, many of whom have worked 
directly with David Quam for years, I wish to express our thanks for 
his zealous bipartisan advocacy on behalf of the Nation's Governors, 
sound counsel, good humor, and tireless defense of the Tenth Amendment 
on behalf of the States.

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