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                        Tribute to Jess Andrews

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I rise today for two reasons. No. 1, I am 
losing one of my best colleagues--she is sitting right here next to 
me--Ms. Jess Andrews. Jess has run my communications shop for--I don't 
know how many years--5 years.
  I try to hire really good people, and, certainly, Jess is one of 
them. She is a very moral person. She is whip-smart. But when you hire 
good people, you know you are going to lose them because good people, 
capable people, like Jess, are ambitious people, and they want to move 
on to new positions.
  Jess is becoming deputy chief of staff to our new Senator from Ohio. 
I wish her well, and I just wanted to thank her publicly.
  Jess Andrews is the real deal, and she has just done an extraordinary 
job for the people in Louisiana and for the American people, and I am 
so, so grateful.
  I congratulate our new Senator from Ohio. He is getting a good one.
  So thank you, Jess.