Political Quotes

“Madam President, this week we celebrate Public Service Recognition Week to honor public servants at all levels of government for their admirable patriotism and contributions to our country. We often forget that these public servants at all levels of government go to work every day with the sole mission to make this country a better and safer place to live. Day by day, they go about their work, often receiving little recognition for the great work they do. Since 2010, I have come to the Senate floor on occasions to honor exemplary Federal employees--a tradition that was begun by my friend Senator Ted Kaufman. Amongst the list of Federal employees we have honored across the country are some who serve here on this Senate floor. Today I want to celebrate Public Service Recognition Week by taking this opportunity to recognize three federally employed Virginians who are doing exemplary work behind the scenes to make our government more effective and keep our fellow citizens safe. Normally, we would have their photos here in the Chamber, but since we have three, we are going to recognize them all with this single poster. Again, these are exemplary Federal employees. The first is Heidi King, who served as the Director of the Patient Safety Program Office at the Department of Defense and currently leads the DOD's Partnership for Patients. While at DOD, she helped develop a patient safety program which helps medical professionals eliminate preventable medical errors.…”