February 5, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 24 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Page S940]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO DONNA PASQUALINO

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President I would like to recognize a remarkable 
Senate career that has drawn to a close after nearly 30 years. Donna 
Pasqualino began her career with the Office of the Legislative Counsel 
in May of 1990. Donna came to the office having spent several years at 
the Naval Research Lab. Hired to serve as a staff assistant in the 
office Donna quickly mastered the job and became a valuable asset to 
the office attorneys as they worked to produce draft legislation for 
the Senate. In 2001, Donna was promoted to office manager. She 
flourished in that position, carrying out her duties with the highest 
degree of professionalism keeping the office running smoothly and 
efficiently for the last 20 years.
  Donna is a people person. While working for the office, she was 
frequently seen in the halls of the Senate office buildings, hustling 
to the Disbursing Office to drop off vouchers and other important 
papers for the office, just doing her daily walk during her lunch break 
to get in some exercise. Whether she was on official office business or 
just getting in some exercise, Donna always had a smile on her face or 
a kind word for the many Senators and Senate staffers that she met 
along the way.
  Donna is now moving on to a well-earned retirement. She has relocated 
to the Eastern Shore of Maryland with her husband Frank and plans to 
learn to read music, to speak Italian, and spend more time with her 
four grandchildren. She departs with the immeasurable thanks and 
gratitude of the staff of the Office of Legislative Counsel and the 
Senate and with our best wishes for her and for her family.

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