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Unidentified senator honors Oregon volunteer Kathy Otley on Senate floor
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An unidentified senator on the U.S. Senate floor recognized Oregon volunteer Kathy Otley for 27 years of service to the American Cancer Society, highlighting her survivorship, fundraising (over $17,000 last year), leadership roles and advocacy for early cancer‑detection testing.
An unidentified senator on the U.S. Senate floor recognized Oregon volunteer Kathy Otley for 27 years of service to the American Cancer Society, praising her fundraising, leadership and advocacy for early cancer detection.
The senator said Otley "has served for 27 years as a volunteer for the American Cancer Society" and credited her with being "instrumental to the work and accomplishments of this unique organization." The speaker added that Otley is a "7 time skin cancer survivor," and that she lost her father, mother and two younger sisters to cancer, making the mission deeply personal.
"She's made it her personal mission to connect with as many people as possible about the critical work at the Cancer Society," the senator said, noting outreach "from local community events to the halls of government in both Oregon and the nation's capital." The senator added that Otley has been consistently among the Cancer Society's top fundraisers and that "last year, she raised over $17,000 for this cause."
The remarks also listed formal roles Otley has held: the senator said she was named the state lead ambassador by the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network in 2020 and has served on the board of the Cancer Society's Oregon and Southwestern Washington organization for seven years. The senator called Otley's advocacy for "early cancer detection blood testing" "hugely important" and linked that work to a bipartisan bill the senator said they sponsor with "our colleagues, senators Crapo and Bennett."
The senator framed the recognition as a statewide expression of gratitude, saying "Oregonians will long feel the positive impact of her tireless dedication" and that they look forward to continued partnership "as I work as a senior member of the Senate Committee on Finance, and she continues her incredible volunteering at home." The senator asked unanimous consent to have the remainder of the remarks printed in the record, yielded the floor and noted the absence of a quorum.
The transcript does not specify a date for these remarks. No formal motion or vote was recorded in the provided transcript.
