{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-1994-12-20-pt1-PgS14", "1994-12-20", 103, 2, null, null, "ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS", "SENATE", "SENATE", "FRONTMATTER", "S", "S", "[{\"name\": \"Ted Stevens\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "140 Cong. Rec. S", "Congressional Record, Volume 140 Issue 150 (Tuesday, December 20, 1994)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 150 (Tuesday, December 20, 1994)]\n[Senate]\n[Page S]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n[Congressional Record: December 20, 1994]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]\n\n                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS\n\n                                 ______\n\n                     TRIBUTES TO DEPARTING SENATORS\n\n Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I want to take this opportunity to\nsay farewell to the colleagues on both sides of the aisle who will not\nbe with us when the 104th Congress convenes.\n  I was absent from the Senate when others made their comments. Because\nof the time involved, I shall speak to all of our retiring friends in\nthese remarks.\n  Each, in his own way, in serving as Senator from his State, has made\nhis mark on the history of our Nation.\n  We may not always have agreed on issues, but we've shared a great\nbond as Members of this distinguished body.\n  To John Danforth--with whom I have had a long relationship, beginning\nwith his campaign and continuing through the years we served together\non the Senate Commerce Committee--I will always appreciate how he\nhelped to expand my horizons, particularly when we dealt with\nlegislation on the oceans and the atmosphere. Our shared interest in\namateur sports and the Olympics has been another special link.\n  I remember well when Malcolm Wallop first ran for the Senate. He\nconducted himself than as the complete western gentleman. He has\nfulfilled the promise of that first impression in his years as a Member\nof the Senate. His understanding of issues affecting our western\nStates, and his expert knowledge of defense will be missed.\n  I will always appreciate Dennis DeConcini's involvement in assisting\nin the survival of the Postal Service during the years we served\ntogether on the Appropriations Committee. As another Senator from the\nWest, he understood our unique issues.\n  My association with David Boren has been rewarding, particularly when\nwe worked together on congressional and campaign finance reform issues.\nHe will be a great asset to the University of Oklahoma, and offer much\nin understanding our great democracy to the young men and women who\nwill study there.\n  David Durenberger's interest in developing medical technology,\nparticularly in the field of telemedicine, has ensured his status as a\nleader in health issues. For my State, with its vast distances between\nsmall villages and major medical centers, telemedicine is vital. I\nthank him for his work in this area.\n  As Democratic leader, George Mitchell has always been considerate of\nmy position as a former member of the leadership on the other side of\nthe aisle. I have enjoyed our relationship, and look forward to knowing\nwhat the next phase of his career will be.\n  Like Harlan Mathews, I first served as an appointed Senator 26 years\nago. It takes a good deal of hard work to learn the vagaries of the\nSenate. He has learned well and done a fine job for the people of\nTennessee. On a personal level, I enjoyed our travel together to the\nUnited States-British Parliamentary Conference.\n  Tennis with Howard Metzenbaum has been a pleasure through the years.\nAnd his kindness to our daughter Lily, as she grew up in these Halls,\nhas always meant much to me and to Catherine. Howard has been a model\ngrandparent for her as well as to his own grandchildren.\n  I've enjoyed many hours in the gym with Don Riegle. His deep devotion\nto family and his concerns about family matters are an inspiration to\nus all. I wish him well.\n  Serving on the Appropriations Committee with Jim Sasser has been a\ngood experience. And, as Budget Committee chairman, he has been most\nfair in his work on matters pertaining to small States. I thank him for\nbeing a friend.\n  Mr. President, much more could be said about these Senators, as they\nenter new stages of their careers. I know that each one of us who\nserved with them has special reasons to pay them tribute, as they leave\nWashington, DC, for their homes.\n  I am sure my colleagues join me in wishing them all the brightest of\nfutures.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-1994-12-20-pt1-PgS14"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 26.085864985361695, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}