congressional_record: CREC-1994-12-20-pt1-PgS25

Congressional Record — full text of everything said on the floor of Congress. Speeches, debates, procedural actions from 1994 to present. House, Senate, Extensions of Remarks, and Daily Digest.

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CREC-1994-12-20-pt1-PgS25 1994-12-20 103 2     TRIBUTE TO SENATOR JAMES SASSER SENATE SENATE FRONTMATTER S S [{"name": "Howell Heflin", "role": "speaking"}]   140 Cong. Rec. S Congressional Record, Volume 140 Issue 150 (Tuesday, December 20, 1994) [Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 150 (Tuesday, December 20, 1994)] [Senate] [Page S] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [Congressional Record: December 20, 1994] From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] TRIBUTE TO SENATOR JAMES SASSER Mr. HEFLIN. Mr. President, Jim Sasser's departure from the Senate next year will leave a void that will prove difficult, if not impossible to fill. Jim is a product of a classic Tennessee Democratic background. His father was an agriculture official who moved all over the rural areas of the State working on government programs. He went to law school at Vanderbilt and practiced in Nashville. He became active in politics in 1972, when he was named to head the Tennessee Democratic Party. He was elected to the Senate just 4 years later, and soon emerged as an expert on floor procedure and budget issues. He leaves as one of our most respected colleagues. Over the years Jim kept in touch with Tennesseans by visiting each of the State's 95 counties once a year, hiking through the Cherokee National Forest to see how much timber is harvested, and boating over Kentucky Lake to see how the fish are affected by water pollution. His career was a lesson in how to successfully pay attention to the specific concerns of the people we represent, while at the same time serving as a strong national leader. His vision will be missed by his colleagues who remain in the Senate, but we hope to see him in other leadership positions in the future. ____________________

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