Volume 167, No. 88, covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress (2021 – 2022), was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“TRIBUTE TO KEVIN GROUT” mentioning Mitch McConnell was published in the Senate section on page S3175 on May 20.
Of the 100 senators in 117th Congress, 24 percent were women, and 76 percent were men, according to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Senators’ salaries are historically higher than the median US income.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
TRIBUTE TO KEVIN GROUT
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, on one final matter, my Senate office is losing a talented and dedicated young staffer this week. Fortunately, he has just been on loan from his home State–our home State–all along, and he is now heading back to the Bluegrass.
Kevin Grout started with me 5 years ago. This bright, sharp, and cheerful, young McConnell Scholar from the University of Louisville began as a staff assistant in the mailroom or, you might say, as sort of my “body man.” But in this line of work, talent attracts responsibility. Before long, Kevin had graduated to serve as the speechwriter in my personal office. In 41/2 years, he has helped me craft more remarks, op-eds, and written statements than any of us could possibly count–almost all focused on issues that matter most to Kentuckians.
We are sorry to lose Kevin’s talents here on the team, but Kevin and his wife Addie are taking their careers and their young son Henry and putting down roots where it all began. Washington will be sorry to see them go, but it will be Kentucky’s good fortune to welcome him back.
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