Thomas Daschle: “I was stunned and saddened to learn this morning of the death of Christopher Georges. For much of the last four years…”

“I was stunned and saddened to learn this morning of the death of Christopher Georges. For much of the last four years, Chris reported on Congress for the Wall Street Journal. He died yesterday from complications of lupus. He was not given much time in this world--only 33 years. But he used every minute he was given, and achieved a remarkable amount. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1987 with a degree in government. At Harvard, he was the executive editor of the Harvard Crimson and was named Harvard Journalist of the Year for 1986-87. He began his journalism career in 1987 as an intern with the Washington Post. He worked on the issues staff of the Dukakis for President campaign in 1987 and 1988. He returned to newspapers, as a clerk for the New York Times. From the Times, Chris moved to CNN's first special investigative unit. After CNN, he was named editor of Washington Monthly magazine. A story he wrote on investigative journalism for Washington Monthly was named one of the '10 Best of 1992' by the 1993 Forbes Media Guide. In 1994, he joined the staff of the Wall Street Journal in Washington covering politics, the budget and economic issues. He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize last year for a series of stories he wrote examining the effects of the new welfare reform laws. It was during his time at the Journal that I got to know Chris. He was a brilliant and fair reporter.…”