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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 82 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 82

Commending Kathleen Alvarez Tritak on her service to the United States 
                                Senate.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 12, 2015

 Mr. McConnell (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. 
   Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
  Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, 
Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Coats, 
   Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
Cotton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
Enzi, Mrs. Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Flake, Mr. Franken, 
Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
Heinrich, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Heller, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, 
Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Mr. Lankford, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mr. McCain, 
Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. 
 Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Paul, Mr. Perdue, 
Mr. Peters, Mr. Portman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rounds, 
Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Scott, 
Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
 Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
    Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wyden) 
 submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Commending Kathleen Alvarez Tritak on her service to the United States 
                                Senate.

Whereas Kathie Alvarez Tritak, a native of Louisiana, began her career as a 7th 
        grade history teacher before coming to work in the Office of Secretary 
        of the Senate in 1984;
Whereas Kathie Alvarez Tritak, has served the Senate with distinction as a staff 
        member in the Senate Document Room, as an assistant Bill Clerk, as Bill 
        Clerk, as an assistant Legislative Clerk and as Legislative Clerk;
Whereas Kathie Alvarez Tritak set many milestones in Senate history, including 
        becoming the first female Bill Clerk, the first female Legislative Clerk 
        and, in 1991, the first female to take a roll call vote in the Senate;
Whereas Kathie Alvarez Tritak has, since 2008, served as the Senate's 
        Legislative Clerk and Director of Legislative Services, supervising 36 
        employees and has at all times discharged her duties faithfully;
Whereas Kathie Alvarez Tritak's distinctive southern accent is known to all in 
        the Senate the press gallery and the C-SPAN audience;
Whereas Kathie Alvarez Tritak has earned the respect and affection of the 
        Senators, their staffs and her colleagues for her dedication to the 
        institution of the Senate; and
Whereas Kathie Alvarez Tritak now retires from the Senate after 30 years to 
        spend more time with her husband, John, and their daughter, Georgia: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate expresses its appreciation to Kathie 
Alvarez Tritak and commends her for her lengthy, faithful and 
outstanding service to the Senate.
    Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy of 
this resolution to Kathleen Alvarez Tritak.
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