January 3, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S11 As we closed out the 106th Congress, When Maria and I discussed this, I TRIBUTE TO MR. ROBERT BOYER many called attention to the remark- said: It is interesting; when I came to Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I able work done by the assistant major- the Senate 4 years ago, I wound up rise to recognize the service and career ity leader—then assistant Democratic with Scoop Jackson’s desk. As a mat- of Mr. Robert Boyer, a member of the leader—in the last Congress. He has be- ter of fact, as my colleagues know, it is senior executive service, upon his re- come an invaluable asset. His leader- a tradition, after one has served here a tirement after 33 years of honorable ship, and the strength of his day-to-day while, that they carve their name in and distinguished service. Throughout involvement on the Senate floor, in the desk when they leave. his career, he has epitomized the Navy concert with our Republican col- This honored desk has Scoop Jack- core values of honor, courage, and com- leagues, is so deeply appreciated. son’s name carved in it. It is my pleas- mitment and has displayed an excep- I share his optimism and his deter- ure today to yield to the freshman Sen- tional ability to advance the Navy’s fa- mination to make this a productive ator from the great State of Wash- cilities requirements within the De- Congress. I look forward, in the most ington and, in the great tradition of partment of Defense and the Congress. heartfelt way, to working with him as Scoop Jackson, to yield to her this I commend him for a superb career of we face the challenges of the new Con- desk which will be transferred to her service to the Navy, our great Nation, gress. shortly. I wish her the very best and a and my home state of South Carolina. I yield the floor and suggest the ab- long, lively term in the Senate, par- Mr. Boyer received the 2000 Presi- sence of a quorum. ticularly in the tradition of Scoop dential Rank of Meritorious Executive The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Jackson. for sustained superior performance, clerk will call the roll. I welcome Senator CANTWELL and leadership and management. He has a The assistant legislative clerk pro- yield the floor. distinguished reputation as one of the ceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- government’s leaders in strategic ac- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask ator from the State of Washington is quisition, business innovations, and unanimous consent that the order for recognized. contract initiatives. As the lead senior the quorum call be rescinded. Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I civilian with the Naval Facilities Engi- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. thank my good friend, Senator neering Command, Mr. Boyer is a vi- REED). Without objection, it is so or- CLELAND of Georgia, for the honor and sionary, directly responsible for the dered. this gift of a very humble beginning for implementation of new acquisition f me in the Senate, to have the oppor- strategies and innovative operations tunity not only to work with him and and organization changes that serve RECESS my new colleagues but to be the recipi- Navy operating forces, senior leaders of Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, on be- ent of such a warm welcome. industry, and other customers world- half of the majority leader, I ask unan- Senator Jackson was obviously a wide. As the Executive Director of Ac- imous consent that the Senate stand in landmark in our Capitol, as well as his quisition during the past three years, recess until 3:15 p.m. today. years of dedication in our State. Sen- Mr. Boyer established a creative and There being no objection, the Senate, ator Jackson arrived here in January ground-breaking an acquisition pro- at 2:01 p.m., recessed until 3:16 p.m.; of 1941—he was 28 years old—and start- gram copied both within and outside whereupon, the Senate reassembled ed to represent the State of Wash- the federal government. The global when called to order by the Presiding ington, the Second Congressional Dis- scope of his responsibilities and the Officer [Mr. AKAKA]. trict, and then later, for 31 years, depth, breadth and sheer quantity of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The served in the U.S. Senate. contractual actions under Mr. Boyer’s Chair, in his capacity as a Senator He was a great leader on foreign pol- purview are staggering. While Mr. from Hawaii, suggests the absence of a icy, on human rights, on arms control, Boyer continues to champion innova- quorum. and on the importance of our environ- tion and initiative within the entire The clerk will call the roll. ment, with the Jackson-Vanik amend- Command, he continually exceeds the The legislative clerk proceeded to ment, with the National Environ- execution and performance goals of his call the roll. mental Protection Act, and a variety Acquisition program. His loyalty and Mr. CLELAND. Mr. President, I ask of other landmark environmental poli- integrity are unequaled, as is the re- unanimous consent that the order for cies that were so important to the spect that he has earned from his the quorum call be rescinded. State of Washington but also to this workforce. His combination of superior The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without country. talent, leadership acumen and genuine objection, it is so ordered. It is an honor to accept this gift from love of his work make him a gifted ex- f Senator CLELAND of the desk of Sen- ecutive. Mr. Boyer’s acquisition innovations SCOOP JACKSON’S DESK ator Scoop Jackson, a Senator who was known as one who worked across the have changed construction and service Mr. CLELAND. Mr. President, today aisle in a bipartisan fashion. In fact, contracting ashore and set new stand- we saw new Members of the Senate one observer of public policy, George ards within the Department of Defense sworn in. It was a pleasure to see a Will, called him one of the ‘‘finest pub- for programs such as the Public-Pri- dear personal friend, MARIA CANTWELL lic servants I have known, who mas- vate-Venture for the Family Housing from the great State of Washington, tered the delicate balance of democ- and Utility product lines. He has made sworn in as that State’s junior Sen- racy.’’ dramatic operational improvements, ator. Again, I thank the Senator from realigning scarce resources to acquire When I was visiting with her in the Georgia for this very kind gift and out- the best possible value for the Navy. fall, during the maximum climactic reach on my very first day in the Sen- We widely acclaim his innovative ap- days of her campaign, we were talking ate in the hope that I will carry on the proaches within the Navy and most re- about the Senate and great Senators Northwest tradition that has been so cently, focused senior leaders on his ac- from the State of Washington, and the important to our State. quisition innovations. name of Henry ‘‘Scoop’’ Jackson came Mr. CLELAND. Mr. President, I sug- From December 1991 to May 1996, Mr. up. He has been one of my heroes. As a gest the absence of a quorum. Boyer was the Senior Procurement Ex- matter of fact, last year I was given The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ecutive for the Federal Management the Scoop Jackson Award, and it was a clerk will call the roll. Agency. In this capacity he directed a great honor for me to receive it. The legislative clerk proceeded to nationwide contract, grant, and co- Scoop Jackson was, of course, known call the roll. operative agreement program in sup- for his stance for a strong military, a Mr. BAYH. Madam President, I ask port of the Agency’s all hazard mis- strong defense, and also a strong com- unanimous consent that the order for sion. His duties included direct support mitment to positive and progressive so- the quorum call be rescinded. to the multibillion dollar state and cial policies. This made him a great The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. LIN- local municipality efforts to improve statesman from the State of Wash- COLN). Without objection, it is so or- their disaster mitigation programs, re- ington. dered. sponse, and recovery efforts. From 1971

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:06 Dec 20, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 J:\ODA425\1997-2008-FILES-4-SS-PROJECT\2001-SENATE-REC-FILES\RECFILES-NEW\S mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S12 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 3, 2001 to 1991, Mr. Boyer worked in various Schaefer. ‘‘Everybody trusted her. She never City legislators and mayors, not governors, acquisition positions within the De- misled anybody. Her credibility was 100 per- were her bosses. A master of the complicated partment of Navy. Mr. Boyer served as cent in Annapolis. She was brilliant.’’ formulas used to redistribute the state’s rev- A woman who dressed simply, she walked a U.S. Army Infantry Officer from 1968 enue, Mrs. Hoffman made the arithmetic the corridors of the State House and City work year after year for with cat- to 1970. Hall in one of the many berets she wore. egories of aid she sometimes invented— Mr. Boyer was born in Annandale, ‘‘She had a passion for the city that drove sometimes on the thinnest pretext. Then she , but adopted South Carolina her,’’ said , ’s gov- sold them to the presiding officers and gov- as his home while attending the Cita- ernor in the 1970s. ‘‘Everybody respected her. ernors who put them in play. del where he earned his Masters in She was aggressive, too. But in the end, she The state treasury’s growing importance was one of the most knowledgeable persons to a struggling city losing population and Business Administration. He is married in Annapolis.’’ to the former Julie Mandell. He and power was little appreciated until she took ‘‘She was the most effective governmental over. She learned that Baltimore department Julie have a son, Robby, and a daugh- lobbyist in the history of our state,’’ said heads were coming to Annapolis to lobby ter, Tracy. U.S. Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin. ‘‘I owe my against money bills that would have helped Madam President, I wish him and his sensitivity toward fiscal matters to her.’’ the city. Too much paperwork, they told her. As Baltimore’s first and longest-serving family the best in his well-deserved re- That view changed. lobbyist in Annapolis, she invented a posi- tirement. She quickly became a presence in the as- tion soon copied by the state’s largest sub- sembly. Unique among public or private lob- f divisions as they competed with her for state byists, she was given access to the Senate ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS aid. She continued in the job for 33 years, re- lounge and floor by then-Senate President tiring in 1986 but returning as a consultant Steny H. Hoyer, now a member of Congress. periodically until 1996, when she left the Her singular status was owed to the trust State House for good. built over years of service, according to Mr. TRIBUTE TO JANET L. HOFFMAN Then 77, she had served in city or state Schaefer. government for almost a half-century. On ∑ Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I rise ‘‘I think she’s the smartest woman I ever her last day of city service, the House of Del- to bring to the Senate’s attention the met in the area of finance,’’ the former egates passed a resolution commemorating passing of a great and unique woman— mayor and governor said in 1996. ‘‘People her work. Janet L. Hoffman. She was described She was known in her prime as Maryland’s knew when she told them something, it was by as ‘‘a lobbyist 48th senator, an institutional honor that right.’’ Asked if he gave her authority to act whose political and financial wizardry gave her a ‘‘kick.’’ In truth, she had more in his absence, Mr. Schaefer said he gave her real power than many of the 47 men and authority to act in his presence. helped Baltimore shoulder the burden In the 1960s, with the help of a rural and women who earned the title at the polls, and of urban poverty.’’ conservative Senate president, the late Wil- I first became acquainted with Janet she served far longer than any of them. In marathon lobbying sessions of 1976, she liam S. James, Mrs. Hoffman managed a re- Hoffman in 1971 as a member of the won funding for the Baltimore subway and structuring of responsibilities between the . I came into the downtown Convention Center from the state and local governments that shifted the politics as a fiery protestor and had to General Assembly. She was so exhausted she financing of welfare from the subdivisions to learn how to turn my protest placards collapsed and was driven home by a state the state. Then, like many major U.S. cities, Balti- into legislation. Janet Hoffman really trooper. ‘‘I remember going up to the gallery and more was paying a quarter to a third of its taught me, guided me and mentored me welfare costs, a burden that was growing and in the strategy of governance and the speaking with Donald Schaefer and Janet,’’ Cardin said. ‘‘It was a very dramatic mo- would have exhausted city resources if the wiles of government finance. I learned ment, an incredible night.’’ state had not stepped in. Mrs. Hoffman pro- how to operationalize my good inten- Earlier in the decade, working with city posed limiting the welfare payments of any tions and learned how to budget. She budget official Charles Benton, she rec- state subdivision to a fixed percentage of was patient, persistent and a strong ad- ommended selling what is now BWI Airport revenue from its tax rate. vocate for women’s rights. She was so to the state and using the proceeds to build ‘‘It meant that while the city’s welfare the National Aquarium. caseload was growing and its tax-paying proud of seeing me come to the Con- middle class was leaving, there was a limit gress, the Senate and a member of the The trust of those she worked with com- bined with a keen sense of history to bring on what the city had to spend,’’ said William Appropriations Committee. her city an annual bonanza of financial aid, S. Ratchford II, director of the state Depart- She’d be so proud in having her biog- including a 1960s realignment of responsi- ment of Fiscal Services. ‘‘If she hadn’t raphy included in the CONGRESSIONAL bility for welfare that freed the city of worked that out, chances are the city would RECORD on the day that four new strains that might have precluded the down- not have had the wherewithal to do what it women are sworn into the United town renaissance of the 1980s. She also cre- did later.’’ ated financial formulas to pay for portions of Mrs. Hoffman persuaded legislators that States Senate. She would have what helped Baltimore was good for the cheered—and would have wanted to city fire, police, highway and educational ex- penses. state. The state’s major employment center make sure they understood govern- Eight governors were elected during her was protected, and other, equally poor, juris- ment finance. service: William Preston Lane Jr., Theodore dictions profited from the formulas she de- Mr. President, the Baltimore Sun de- R. McKeldin, J. Millard Tawes, Spiro T. vised. scribed Janet Hoffman best. I ask that Agnew, Marvin Mandel, Harry R. Hughes, Adherents and adversaries alike were at the Sun’s article on her life and legacy and Parris N. times awed by her forward-looking approach. ‘‘I had the best teacher in the world,’’ said be included in the RECORD. Glendening. ‘‘On the outside she was rough and tough,’’ Blair Lee IV, son of the former acting gov- [From the Baltimore Sun, Dec. 31, 2000] said former Speaker of the House R. Clayton ernor, Blair Lee III, and a former lobbyist for JANET L. HOFFMAN DIES; LOBBYIST, ADVISER Mitchell Jr., a Kent County Democrat. Montgomery County. TO CITY ‘‘But when you got to know her, she was ‘‘We’d sit around late at night studying her FINANCE EXPERT STEERED STATE AID TO sweet and lovable. You could rely on her fig- city bills,’’ he said. ‘‘Why would she be try- BALTIMORE ures. She had a talent and gift for numbers.’’ ing to change some nondescript little bit of Not infrequently, she helped them solve language or numbers in a bill? We looked and (By C. Fraser Smith) fiscal and political problems. She did it with looked and crunched and crunched, and fi- Janet L. Hoffman, a lobbyist whose polit- great mental dexterity, bill-by-bill memory nally we’d see that Janet was dealing with ical and financial wizardry helped Baltimore of legislative history and a keen sense of something she saw coming 10 years down the shoulder the burden of urban poverty, died what motivates people. Candid and direct to road.’’ yesterday of kidney failure at Oak Crest the end, she said she was leaving finally to One year she pushed a bill that guaranteed Health Care Center in Parkville. She was 81 make way for new minds. a certain level of aid that seemed lower than and had lived in Mount Washington for many ‘‘A more exploring, fresher approach is the sums Baltimore won year after year. years. needed,’’ she said. ‘‘It’s hard at my stage to Why? Because she knew the formula on A strategist as well as a master of govern- pick up a bill and really read it because I which that aid was based would not work in ment finance, Mrs. Hoffman used Balti- think I know what’s in it.’’ the city’s favor forever. more’s fading power with pre-eminent effi- Her first government job came in 1949 when ‘‘She could write a communicated budget ciency, building coalitions and making she became the first staff member in the formula and talk to the least sophisticated friends in the highest places. state’s newly created Fiscal Research Bu- legislator,’’ Lee said. ‘‘She was a rare crea- ‘‘She was the best thing the city had in An- reau, which analyzed legislation for the ture. She walked both sides of the track.’’ napolis,’’ said state comptroller and long- House and Senate. Thirteen years later, she One year she helped then-Senator Hoyer time Baltimore mayor William Donald left to do the same work for Baltimore. corral the votes he needed to become senate

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