{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2000-12-15-pt1-PgS11847", "2000-12-15", 106, 2, null, null, "RETIREMENT OF SENATOR RICHARD BRYAN", "SENATE", "SENATE", "RETIREMENT", "S11847", "S11847", "[{\"name\": \"Strom Thurmond\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}, {\"name\": \"Kent Conrad\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "146 Cong. Rec. S11847", "Congressional Record, Volume 146 Issue 155 (Friday, December 15, 2000)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 155 (Friday, December 15, 2000)]\n[Senate]\n[Page S11847]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                  RETIREMENT OF SENATOR RICHARD BRYAN\n\n  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the selfless\nand noteworthy service of our esteemed colleague from Nevada, Senator\nRichard Bryan. At the close of the 106th Congress, Senator Bryan will\nretire from public service, and will end the final chapter in a most\nglorious and dedicated career as a servant of the people.\n  Even at an early age, Richard Bryan displayed the leadership, sense\nof caring, and charisma that make for a successful public servant.\nThroughout his education he served as the president of many of his\nclasses, including as the student body president his senior year at the\nUniversity of Nevada-Reno.\n  After graduating, Senator Bryan was commissioned a Second Lieutenant\nin the United States Army and served his country on active duty from\n1959 to 1960. He then entered the University of California, Hastings\nCollege of Law, and graduated with honors in 1963.\n  Senator Bryan returned home to Nevada and began a career in public\nservice that would, to the benefit of the citizens of Nevada, span more\nthan three decades. From 1964 to 1978, he served as a Deputy District\nAttorney, a Public Defender, a State Assemblyman, and a State Senator.\nIn 1978, Senator Bryan won his first state wide election when the\npeople elected him Attorney General. Four years later Richard Bryan\nbecame Nevada's 26th Governor. After two terms as Governor, in 1988, he\nwon election to the United States Senate. Richard Bryan is the only\nNevadan to have served as the state's Attorney General, Governor, and\nUnited States Senator.\n  Clearly, Senator Richard Bryan has always kept in mind the best\ninterests of the people of Nevada and they have consistently asked him\nto represent these concerns. Additionally, over the last twelve years,\nSenator Bryan has become one of the Nation's leading consumer\nadvocates. His deep concern for the consumer was evident by his\nsuccessful campaign to require the installation of passenger side air\nbags in all cars sold in the United States. Many lives have been saved\nbecause of Senator Bryan's promotion of this legislation.\n  It has been a pleasure getting to know Senator Richard Bryan these\npast twelve years, and I wish he, and his fine wife Bonnie, the best of\nluck in the future. I know they will enjoy all the benefits of\nretirement, especially the opportunity to spend more time with their\nfamily.\n  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I would like to recognize the leadership\nand accomplishments of an esteemed colleague who will be retiring at\nthe end of this term. Senator Richard Bryan has served in the Congress\nas a representative of Nevada for more than a decade. During his\ntenure, he has been a tireless advocate of a wide range of legislative\nreform activities.\n  Throughout his career, Senator Bryan has fought for improving natural\nresources, enhancing the quality of the nation's classrooms, and\nprotecting privacy on the Internet. Senator Bryan has also been\nnationally recognized for his efforts on behalf of consumers.\n  As the former Chairman of the Senate Consumer Affair Subcommittee,\nSenator Bryan was responsible for enacting laws to give consumers new\npowers to correct errors found on their credit reports and led the\nfight against telemarketing fraud. Perhaps most notably, Dick Bryan was\na champion of 1993 legislation that required air bags be installed in\nevery new car sold in the U.S. These are important accomplishments that\nbenefit consumers across the nation.\n  As colleagues on the Finance Committee, we have fought to address the\nchallenges facing Social Security and Medicare. Just this year, we\nworked closely to develop a proposal to provide prescription drug\ncoverage for all Medicare beneficiaries. I am proud to say that this\nproposal would provide much needed drug coverage to millions of seniors\ncitizens and disabled individuals.\n  I have also had the opportunity to work with Senator Bryan to address\na very important priority for the nation--balancing the federal budget.\nWe enjoy federal budget surpluses today because of the efforts of\nmembers like Senator Bryan who supported measures to cut government\nwaste and get our fiscal house in order.\n  For these and many other reasons, I have been honored to serve with\nDick Bryan. I would like to join my colleagues in wishing the Senator\nand his family the best in the future and in paying tribute to Dick\nBryan's lifelong commitment to public service. I wish him well.\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-2000-12-15-pt1-PgS11847"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.42436900548636913, "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"}