congressional_record: CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12419-2

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-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12419-2 1996-10-21 104 2     TRIBUTE TO SENATOR HEFLIN SENATE SENATE TRIBUTETO S12419 S12419 [{"name": "Claiborne Pell", "role": "speaking"}]   142 Cong. Rec. S12419 Congressional Record, Volume 142 Issue 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996) [Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)] [Senate] [Page S12419] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] TRIBUTE TO SENATOR HEFLIN Mr. PELL. Mr. President, sometimes there are those among us whose Senatorial persona overshadows the full measure of past achievement. Such a man is the retiring senior Senator from Alabama [Mr. Heflin]. Those who witness his wisdom and dignity of bearing on the floor of the Senate have no difficulty in envisioning him as the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. But they may not perceive the U.S. Marine of World War II who was wounded twice in combat and awarded the Silver Star. My own special insight into the exceptional character of Judge Heflin came when we shared the discomfort of a field trip into the Brazilian rain forest. As always his qualities of wit and wisdom shown through. Here in the Senate, his unshakable demeanor and integrity have endeared him to all and served as a model for the sort of decorum and comity which should pervade our proceedings. It was inevitable that we should award him with the thankless task of chairing the Select Committee on Ethics. I thank Judge Heflin for all he has done to enrich the life of the Senate, and I wish him well as he returns to Alabama. ____________________

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