On the recordJune 24, 2015
I rise today to talk briefly about trade adjustment assistance, or TAA, and about trade enforcement. I will be supporting the TAA bill. Tribute to Casey Aden-Wansbury But before I talk about that, I would like to recognize my chief of staff, Casey Aden-Wansbury, who has never been on the floor before. She asked to be on the floor today, since she is leaving. Of course, I said yes. But I said that so that I could talk about you, Casey. You didn't know that. You have to sit through this. Casey has served in my office since I joined the Senate in July of 2009. She is leaving Washington next week and is heading to San Francisco, where her husband will be starting an amazing new job. Jamo has a great job, and he has been so supportive of you, Casey, and also of Casey's parents. You will now be much closer to them. I am very excited for Casey, but I wish she weren't leaving. Everyone in my office is going to miss you--no one more than me. When my grandson was 30 minutes old, I held him in my arms, and I said to him: It is all staff. It is true. It is all staff. Casey has been an amazing chief of staff. She is the most focused, determined person I know. I am a member of the Writers Guild and the Screen Actors Guild. I get screeners. We got ``Zero Dark Thirty'' sent to me during the awards season. My wife and I were in our living room. We put ``Zero Dark Thirty'' on. At a certain point in the movie, I said to Franni: The lead character reminds me of someone.…
