Don Nickles: “I wish to congratulate Kelly Johnston for now being named and appointed Secretary of the Senate. I have had the…”

“I wish to congratulate Kelly Johnston for now being named and appointed Secretary of the Senate. I have had the privilege of knowing Kelly Johnston for several years. He is an outstanding individual. I have had, indeed, the honor of having him be the executive director of the Republican Policy Committee for the last 3 years, where he did an outstanding job in serving all Republican Senators. Now as Secretary of the Senate, I am confident he will do an outstanding job serving the entire family of the Senate. It gives me a great deal of pleasure not only to recommend Kelly Johnston for this position, but to see that he is now Secretary of the Senate. Mr. President, I also acknowledge that his family is here, most of whom are from Oklahoma. We are delighted to have them join us as well, his wife Adrienne and his parents. They, indeed, I know, are very, very proud of Kelly Johnston for his service and for his selection for this position. I would also like to compliment Sheila Burke for her service as Secretary of the Senate and also as chief of staff to the majority leader.”