Tony Thurmond: “I rise to today to recognize the dilligent service of Ms. Treva Turner, who is retiring from the Congressional Research…”

“I rise to today to recognize the dilligent service of Ms. Treva Turner, who is retiring from the Congressional Research Service after 33-years of providing invaluable assistance to Senators, Representatives, and members of their staffs. It is probably safe to say that the images that most people associate with the United States Congress are those of the Capitol Building or the 535 men and women who serve in the Senate and House Chambers. Afterall, millions of Americans see us cast votes as they watch C-SPAN and C-SPAN2, or recognize the Capitol from a trip to Washington, DC, or from seeing it used as a backdrop for television news reports or in movies. What most Americans do not realize is that the Congress extends far beyond the Capitol Building, and those that work in these two chambers are not limited to those of us who hold office. As each of us knows, we rely on what is literally a small army of men and women to provide us with advice, support, and analysis. Among those organizations which support our work, perhaps the greatest treasure is the Congressional Research Service, commonly known as 'CRS'. For more than the past three decades, Treva Turner has been a loyal, dilligent, and selfless employee of CRS, and her efforts have been of immeasurable help to many of us as we have debated any number of matters before the Senate.”