Political Quotes

“there is a document posted on the wall of the offices of the Senate Armed Services Committee with all of the staff listed in order of seniority, with the dates on which they started their service. The second name on the list is that of Rick DeBobes, the staff director of the committee, who joined the committee staff 24 years ago, on March 9, 1989. That record of service is all the more remarkable because Rick did not come to the Senate until after he had completed a distinguished 26-year career in the Navy. His last assignment on Active Duty was as legal advisor to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff William Crowe. This week, Rick will retire for the second time, culminating an extraordinary record of 50 years of service to the Senate, the Navy, the men and women of our Armed Forces, and his country. In the course of his service on the committee staff, Rick has played a key role in the enactment of 24 National Defense Authorization Acts. A proud graduate of Georgetown University, Rick received his law degree from Fordham University and a masters' degree in international law from the National Law Center at George Washington University. He has gone on to have what I am sure must be a far greater influence on international law than any of his professors or mentors could have imagined.…”