[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6803]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO MARVIN SIMMS

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I join my friend the Republican leader in 
congratulating Marvin Simms on his well-deserved retirement next week, 
after more than 30 years working in the Senate Recording Studio. He has 
been involved in so many of the things I have done in the last 30 
years. We started here about the same time.
  When Marvin began, it was then called the Senate television crew. It 
was a much smaller operation than it is now. As the Senate evolved in 
the age of 24-hour press and media--and so much going on with the 
Internet also--so did his job. Over his three decades in the Senate, 
Marvin gained more and more responsibility, culminating in his position 
today as the broadcast production director. Marvin has worked on many 
of my television interviews, and he did a superb job.
  I wish Marvin and his family the best in his retirement. He is an 
avid friend of NASA, our national agency that does so much in space and 
all things related to space. He is an avid fan. I hope he will use the 
extra time he has in retirement ``to boldly go where no man has gone 
before.''
  For all you who don't know what I am saying, if you know anything 
about Star Trek, you will realize this is a phrase from the show's 
opening sequence.
  Marvin, go boldly where no man has gone before. Thank you very much 
for your good work.
  The floor appears to be empty, Madam President. I ask the Chair to 
announce what the Senate is going to do the rest of the day.

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