[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 257 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 257

Relative to the death of the Honorable Mark O. Hatfield, former United 
                States Senator for the State of Oregon.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 6, 2011

   Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Begich, 
Mr. Bennet, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. 
  Boxer, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burr, Ms. 
Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, 
   Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
 Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. 
 Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hutchison, 
   Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of 
   Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kirk, Ms. 
Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, 
Mr. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Manchin, Mr. McCain, 
 Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, 
 Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Paul, 
     Mr. Portman, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
 Rockefeller, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. 
 Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, 
Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Vitter, 
  Mr. Warner, Mr. Webb, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wicker) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Relative to the death of the Honorable Mark O. Hatfield, former United 
                States Senator for the State of Oregon.

Whereas from 1967 to 1997 Mark Hatfield represented the people of Oregon with 
        distinction for 30 years in the Senate, and was the longest-serving 
        Senator in the history of Oregon;
Whereas Mark Hatfield served in the United States Navy during World War II with 
        the rank of Lieutenant, took part in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa 
        as a landing craft officer, and was one of the first people from the 
        United States to see the effects of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima;
Whereas Mark Hatfield served in the Oregon House of Representatives, in the 
        Oregon Senate, and as Oregon Secretary of State;
Whereas in 1958, Mark Hatfield was elected as the 29th Governor of the State of 
        Oregon, and served 2 terms as Governor and helped diversify the State's 
        economy;
Whereas while serving in the United States Senate, Mark Hatfield co-authored 
        legislation to bring United States troops home from Vietnam and to end 
        nuclear weapons testing;
Whereas Mark Hatfield authored legislation to protect a number of Oregon's 
        natural treasures including Oregon Dunes, Opal Creek, Bull Run, and the 
        Mark Hatfield Wilderness Area in the Columbia Gorge;
Whereas Mark Hatfield served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on 
        Appropriations in the 97th through 99th Congresses and in the 104th 
        Congress;
Whereas Mark Hatfield was a champion of civil rights who devoted himself to 
        promoting a peaceful resolution to international conflict and the 
        elimination of the threat of nuclear weapons; and
Whereas the hallmarks of Mark Hatfield's public service were bipartisanship, 
        civility, and working for the common good: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
        regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Mark 
        Hatfield, former member of the Senate;
            (2) the Secretary of the Senate communicate this resolution 
        to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy 
        of this resolution to the family of the deceased; and
            (3) when the Senate adjourns today, the Senate stands 
        adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
        Honorable Mark Hatfield.
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