Tim Kaine: “the last thing I want to say is a thank- you. I have a staffer in the room, Karishma Merchant, who has staffed me on the…”

“the last thing I want to say is a thank- you. I have a staffer in the room, Karishma Merchant, who has staffed me on the HELP Committee since before I was on the HELP Committee, and she is leaving me to take a wonderful job at Jobs for the Future to continue her passion for workforce and education. She has helped me on childcare, on issues battling campus sexual assault, career and technical education, and teacher training. Everything I have done in the education and workforce space and on the committee has been because I had a fantastic staffer pointing me in the right direction. She is here in the Chamber, and I want to finish by expressing my thanks to her. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Connecticut. ____________________”