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                                        S. Doc. 109-28

                       TRIBUTES TO HON. LINCOLN D. CHAFEE

                               Lincoln D. Chafee

                         U.S. SENATOR FROM RHODE ISLAND

                                    TRIBUTES

                               IN THE CONGRESS OF

                               THE UNITED STATES

                            Lincoln D. Chafee

                                 Tributes

                           Delivered in Congress

                              Lincoln D. Chafee

                             United States Senator

                                 1999-2007

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                              CONTENTS
                 Biography.............................................
                                                                          v
                 Proceedings in the Senate:
                    Tributes by Senators:
                        Alexander, Lamar, of Tennessee.................
                                                                          5
                        Allen, George, of Virginia.....................
                                                                          6
                        Bunning, Jim, of Kentucky......................
                                                                         22
                        Byrd, Robert C., of West Virginia..............
                                                                          8
                        Clinton, Hillary Rodham, of New York...........
                                                                         15
                        Collins, Susan M., of Maine....................
                                                                         23
                        Conrad, Kent, of North Dakota..................
                                                                         14
                        DeWine, Mike, of Ohio..........................
                                                                         16
                        Dodd, Christopher J., of Connecticut...........
                                                                         17
                        Dole, Elizabeth, of North Carolina.............
                                                                         24
                        Durbin, Richard, of Illinois...................
                                                                          7
                        Feingold, Russell D., of Wisconsin.............
                                                                         10
                        Frist, William H., of Tennessee................
                                                                         23
                        Hagel, Chuck, of Nebraska......................
                                                                          3
                        Hatch, Orrin G., of Utah.......................
                                                                         18
                        Hutchison, Kay Bailey, of Texas................
                                                                         22
                        Kyl, Jon, of Arizona...........................
                                                                         16
                        Landrieu, Mary L., of Louisiana................
                                                                         15
                        Levin, Carl, of Michigan.......................
                                                                         19
                        Mikulski, Barbara A., of Maryland..............
                                                                         16
                        Nelson, Bill, of Florida.......................
                                                                          6
                        Reed, Jack, of Rhode Island....................
                                                                          4
                        Salazar, Ken, of Colorado......................
                                                                       3, 7
                        Snowe, Olympia J., of Maine....................
                                                                         20
                        Stevens, Ted, of Alaska........................
                                                                         23
                        Warner, John, of Virginia......................
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                                          Biography

                   Senator Lincoln Chafee represented Rhode Island with
                 dignity, integrity, and compassion and was an unwavering
                 advocate for Rhode Island's interests in the U.S. Senate.
                 He believes firmly in the bedrock Republican principles of
                 personal freedom, individual responsibility, fiscal
                 discipline, and a common sense approach to foreign policy.
                 Senator Chafee emerged as a leader on environmental issues
                 and foreign policy, and has promoted sensible economic and
                 energy policies. Senator Chafee fought to raise air
                 quality standards, strengthen our homeland security, and
                 ensure that Rhode Island got its fair share of Federal
                 funding. With 20 years of experience in Rhode Island
                 politics and a reputation for taking on the tough issues,
                 Lincoln Chafee demonstrated that great work is
                 accomplished when our leaders have the courage to govern
                 from the center.
                   Born in Providence, RI, on March 26, 1953, Lincoln
                 Chafee attended Warwick Public Schools and Phillips
                 Andover Academy. He earned a degree in classics from Brown
                 University in 1975. While there, he was captain of the
                 wrestling team and received the Francis M. Driscoll Award
                 for leadership, scholarship, and athletics.
                   Senator Chafee credits his independence, his traditional
                 Republican beliefs, and his focus on getting results to
                 the lessons he was taught by his parents, the late Senator
                 John H. Chafee and his mother Virginia. Growing up in the
                 Ocean State, he learned from his fellow Rhode Islanders
                 values such as honesty, hard work, and respect for people
                 of all backgrounds.
                   He established a reputation as the most electorally
                 successful leader in the State GOP. After working as a
                 blacksmith at harness race tracks in the United States and
                 Canada and in manufacturing management, Chafee entered
                 politics in 1985 as a delegate to the Rhode Island
                 Constitutional Convention. A year later he was elected to
                 the first of two successive terms on the Warwick City
                 Council.
                   In November 1992, Lincoln Chafee became the first
                 Republican elected mayor of Warwick in 32 years. As mayor,
                 he was praised for his fair-minded and sensible approach
                 to government. Believing that the best solutions come from
                 listening to all sides of an issue, Chafee worked with
                 colleagues in both parties to promote open space
                 development, raise the city's bond rating, and improve
                 Warwick's schools. Voters embraced his prudent fiscal
                 management, emphasis on environmental protection, and
                 positive vision, re-electing him to the post in 1994,
                 1996, and 1998. Chafee was appointed by Governor Lincoln
                 Almond in November 1999 to fill the unexpired Senate term
                 of his late father. In November 2000, he was
                 overwhelmingly elected to the U.S. Senate.
                   A fierce deficit hawk and traditional Republican,
                 Senator Chafee led the fight to promote responsible
                 government spending, while supporting the end to the
                 marriage tax penalty and an increase in the per child tax
                 credit. In addition to easing tax burdens, he promoted
                 business growth in Rhode Island and throughout the Nation.
                 Because of his work in championing economic development
                 and job growth, the United States Chamber of Commerce
                 awarded him the ``Spirit of Enterprise'' award. Lincoln
                 Chafee's efforts to promote fiscal responsibility through
                 a pay-as-you-go approach to the Federal budget and to cut
                 unnecessary government spending have brought him further
                 praise. His plan to secure our economic future is simple--
                 any tax cut or increase in government spending must be
                 accompanied by an equal spending cut or revenue increase.
                 This will put a stop to the dangerous deficit spending
                 that will only increase the tax burden on future
                 generations. For his work, the bipartisan Concord
                 Coalition named Chafee the most fiscally conservative
                 Member of the Senate.
                   From his key seat on the Senate Committee on Environment
                 and Public Works, Chafee secured more than $1 billion in
                 Federal funding for Rhode Island to significantly enhance
                 its transportation network, improve the safety of its
                 roadways for commuters, and bring good paying construction
                 jobs to the State. These transportation funds allowed for
                 the construction of projects such as the Warwick Station
                 and the Apponaug Bypass, enabling long-delayed
                 improvements to the Warren and Pawtucket Bridges, and
                 providing vital funding to tear down the former Jamestown
                 Bridge.
                   As a member of the Environment and Public Works
                 Committee and as chairman of the Subcommittee on Fish,
                 Wildlife and Water, Senator Chafee demonstrated that
                 environmental protection is compatible with economic
                 growth. He fought to strengthen air and water quality
                 standards and to make polluters pay to clean up their
                 industrial waste rather than relying on taxpayer funds.
                 Senator Chafee's ``Small Business Liability Relief and
                 Brownfields Revitalization Act,'' was a unique program
                 that combined business development with environmental
                 advocacy. Locally this legislation provided more than $6
                 million to clean up and redevelop contaminated land at the
                 former Louttit Laundry site in Providence's West End, at
                 Johnson and Wales' Harborside Campus, and at other sites.
                 Senator Chafee received numerous honors for his dedication
                 to environmental causes including the Environmental
                 Business Council of New England's Environmental Leadership
                 Award, the National Brownfield Association Leadership
                 Award, and the National Wetlands Inventory Congressional
                 Conservation Award.
                   Senator Chafee was committed to laying the groundwork so
                 that our legacy to our children will be one of prosperity
                 and promise. As Senator, Chafee led the way to expand
                 access to health care and to encourage research on the
                 causes of and cures for diseases such as cancer and heart
                 disease. He voted again and again to increase funding for
                 the National Institute of Health's research into cures for
                 diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's and has
                 funded local projects at Brown University, the University
                 of Rhode Island, and other institutions. For his work on
                 behalf of health care and medical research, the Rhode
                 Island Breast Cancer Coalition honored Senator Chafee for
                 his leadership; he has also received the ``Leading Light
                 of Long Term Care'' award for working to preserve quality
                 nursing home care.
                   Senator Chafee applied the same forward-looking approach
                 to his work in crafting our Nation's foreign policy.
                 Respected for his broad and sensible views on foreign
                 affairs, Chafee worked tirelessly to promote a rational
                 and judicious approach to international relations as a
                 member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and as
                 chairman of the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South
                 Asian Affairs. He was a firm voice on issues ranging from
                 the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan; to the need for
                 humanitarian intervention in Liberia; to reaffirming
                 America's commitment to the Road Map for Peace between
                 Israel and Palestine. He remained equally committed to
                 ensuring that our national defense remained strong. As a
                 member of the Committee on Homeland Security and
                 Government Affairs, the Senator was instrumental in
                 securing funding to strengthen and protect Rhode Island's
                 cities, towns, and ports.
                   A devoted conservationist, Senator Chafee enjoys all
                 outdoor activity. He is particularly fond of skiing,
                 spending time with his family, and trail riding on his
                 horse Trapper. The Senator and his wife Stephanie are the
                 proud parents of three children--Louisa, Caleb and Thea.

                                          TRIBUTES

                                             TO

                                      LINCOLN D. CHAFEE
                                  Proceedings in the Senate
                                                  Monday, November 13, 2006
                   Mr. SALAZAR. ... I will say this as well. In the days
                 ahead, we will hear many things about some of our
                 colleagues, some of whom are newcomers to our institution,
                 the U.S. Senate, and some of them who are leaving. For me,
                 it is a sad day that Senator Chafee and Senator DeWine,
                 who were members of the Gang of 14, will not be around to
                 be a part of that future bipartisan coalition that we are
                 going to have to have in the Senate. But I hope, on the
                 side of both the Democrats and the Republicans, that there
                 is a great number of Members of the Senate on both sides
                 of the aisle who will come together to address those
                 significant issues that face us as a country. ...
                                                  Tuesday, December 5, 2006
                   Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President ... As we recognize, it is a
                 distinct privilege and high honor to serve our country in
                 any capacity, and certainly none higher than in uniform.
                 But it is especially important that we recognize those who
                 have given years of their lives, sacrificing their
                 families, their own time, to help make a better world for
                 all of us. I know of no capacity in which we serve our
                 country that has given those who have had this rare
                 opportunity to serve in the Senate anything more noble
                 than trying to shape a better world from this Senate.
                   These individuals who will leave the Senate, some on
                 their own terms, some on the terms of the election, but,
                 nonetheless, in their own specific way have contributed a
                 great deal to this country.
                   I take a few minutes to recognize each. ...
                   Senator Linc Chafee. Senator Chafee comes from a long
                 line of public servants from the State of Rhode Island.
                 The name ``Chafee'' is a famous name in this institution.
                 His father John Chafee was one of the great Senators in
                 this Senate in the 20th century. Linc picked up where his
                 father left off.
                   I had the opportunity to serve with Senator Chafee on
                 the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. We sat next to
                 each other for many years. He had a keen ability to cut
                 through the fog, the nonsense, the superficial, the
                 obsequious, and get to the real issues. We will miss that
                 ability. We will miss that laser. I am sorry to see
                 Senator Chafee leave. He will continue to serve his
                 country in many areas as he has done before his service in
                 the Senate. ...
                   Mr. President, in conclusion, it is not easy to put
                 one's self on the firing line and offer one's self as a
                 candidate for any office. It takes a certain amount of
                 courage and, I suspect, a little dose of insanity. But
                 nonetheless individuals who believe deeply enough to
                 commit themselves to a cause greater than their own self-
                 interests need to be recognized. Having nothing to do with
                 me or you or any one individual, but it is the essence of
                 our country, it is the very fabric of our democracy that
                 makes it all work and probably gives rise to, more than
                 any one reason, why we have been such a successful nation
                 for over 200 years--because people from all walks of life,
                 in every community, in every State, offer themselves for
                 office. Whether it is a mayor, a Governor, city
                 councilman, county official, a sheriff, these individuals
                 deserve recognition.
                   We all make mistakes. That is who we are. But in the
                 end, it is not unlike what Teddy Roosevelt once referred
                 to in his magnificent quote about the man in the arena.
                 And it is the man and the woman in the arena who change
                 our lives. It makes a better world that shapes history,
                 that defines our destiny. And for these individuals who
                 will no longer have that opportunity to serve our country
                 in the Senate, we wish them well, we thank them, and we
                 tell them we are proud of them and their families and wish
                 them Godspeed.
                   Mr. President, I thank you for the time and yield the
                 floor.
                                                Wednesday, December 6, 2006
                   Mr. REED. Mr. President, this is an opportunity to
                 recognize the service of several of our colleagues who are
                 departing from the Senate. To Senator Jeffords, Senator
                 Frist, Senator DeWine, Senator Talent, Senator Santorum,
                 Senator Burns, and Senator Allen, let me express my
                 appreciation for their service to their States and their
                 service to the Nation and wish them well. I particularly
                 want to comment, though, on three colleagues with whom I
                 have had the privilege of working very closely. ...
                   Let me also recognize my colleague from Rhode Island,
                 Senator Lincoln Chafee. Senator Chafee is an individual
                 both with character and sincere devotion to our State and
                 Nation, an honest, decent man who is always respectful,
                 thoughtful, and fair-minded. He is someone with whom we
                 are all proud to have served. He is someone in this House
                 respected for his integrity and for his determination.
                   He came to the Senate upon the passing of his father,
                 Senator John H. Chafee, and picked up that tradition of
                 service from his father. He was a great model to emulate,
                 and Senator Lincoln Chafee has done that. Like his father,
                 he has concerned himself with issues of the environment
                 through service on the Environment and Public Works
                 Committee. He sought to improve our Nation's water and air
                 quality standards. His pivotal work to provide for the
                 cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields is a commitment
                 and accomplishment that I think will be recognized for
                 many years to come.
                   He has also tried to preserve our State of Rhode
                 Island's industrial, natural, and cultural history, and he
                 has done it persistently. Let me applaud him for his
                 dedicated service and wish him and his family well in the
                 days ahead. ...
                   To all my colleagues who served and conclude their
                 service, let me once again express deep appreciation for
                 their friendship and for their service to the Nation.
                   I yield the floor.

                   Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, we are coming to the end
                 of the session and 10 of our colleagues are retiring. I
                 want to say a word about them ...
                   Or Senator Linc Chafee, also retiring, was a wrestler in
                 college. He spent several years in the United States and
                 Canada as a professional blacksmith before he got into
                 politics. ...
                   When the most recent class of Senators was sworn into
                 office nearly 2 years ago, in the gallery were three
                 women. One was the grandmother of Barack Obama. She was
                 from Kenya. One was the mother of Senator Salazar, a 10th
                 generation American. One was the mother of Mel Martinez,
                 the new Republican National Committee chairman, who, with
                 her husband, put her son on an airplane when he was 14
                 years old and sent him from Cuba to the United States, not
                 knowing if she would ever see him again.
                   In a way, each one of us who is here is an accident.
                 None of us knew we would be here. Each of us is privileged
                 to serve, and one of the greatest privileges is to serve
                 with our colleagues. We will miss them and we are grateful
                 for their service.
                   I yield the floor.

                   Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, as the time for my departure
                 from the Senate draws near, on behalf of the greatest
                 blessing in my life, my wife Susan, and on behalf of
                 myself, I thank all of my colleagues for their many
                 courtesies and friendships that have been forged during
                 the past 6 years. I offer a few concluding reflections
                 about our time here together, as well as about the future
                 of our Republic. ...

                   Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I see others who
                 wish to speak, and I will make a couple of brief comments.
                   In the comments of the Senator from Virginia [Mr.
                 Allen], his final couple of comments recalled for me a
                 statement made in the closing of the Constitutional
                 Convention in Philadelphia, when on the back of the chair
                 of the presiding officer was a sunburst. Someone opined in
                 that Constitutional Convention: Dr. Franklin, is that a
                 rising sun or is it a setting sun? And Franklin ventured
                 to say that with the birth of the new Nation, with the
                 creation of the new Constitution, that he thought it was a
                 rising sun.
                   Indeed, it is that hope of which the Senator from
                 Virginia has just spoken that motivates this Senator from
                 Florida to get up and go to work every day, and to look at
                 this Nation's challenges, not as a Democratic problem or a
                 Republican problem, but as an American problem, that needs
                 to be solved in an American way instead of a partisan way.
                   We have had far too much partisanship over the last
                 several years across this land, and, indeed, in this
                 Chamber itself. And of the Senators who are leaving this
                 Chamber, I think they represent the very best of America,
                 and on occasion have risen in a bipartisan way. It has
                 been this Senator's great privilege to work with these
                 Senators: Allen of Virginia, Burns of Montana, Chafee of
                 Rhode Island, Dayton of Minnesota, DeWine of Ohio, Frist
                 of Tennessee, Jeffords of Vermont, Santorum of
                 Pennsylvania, Sarbanes of Maryland, Talent of Missouri.
                   As the Good Book in Ecclesiastes says: There is a time
                 to be born and a time to die. There is a time to get up,
                 and a time to go to bed. There is a time for a beginning,
                 and there is a time of ending.
                   For these Senators who are leaving, it is clearly not an
                 ending. It is an ending of this chapter in their lives,
                 but this Senator from Florida wanted to come and express
                 his appreciation for their public service, to admonish
                 those where admonishment is needed when this Chamber,
                 indeed, this Government, has gotten too partisan, but to
                 express this Senator's appreciation for the quiet moments
                 of friendship and reflection and respect in working
                 together, which is the glue that makes this Government
                 run.
                   Whether you call it bipartisanship, whether you call it
                 friendship, whether you call it mutual respect, whatever
                 you call it, the way you govern a nation as large and as
                 complicated and as diverse as our Nation is--as the Good
                 Book says: Come, let us reason together--that is what this
                 Senator tries to be about. And that is what this Senator
                 will try to continue to do in the new dawn of a new
                 Congress. So I wanted to come and express my appreciation
                 for those Senators who will not be here, for the great
                 public service they have rendered.
                   Mr. President, I am truly grateful for their personal
                 friendship and for their public service.
                   I yield the floor.

                   Mr. DURBIN. ... Senator Lincoln Chafee, a quiet voice of
                 moderation from the State of Rhode Island, followed in the
                 footsteps of his great father, John Chafee, with whom I
                 was honored to serve. Senator Lincoln Chafee time and
                 again would stand independently and express his views and
                 his conscience. He was the only Republican of the 23
                 Senators who voted against the Iraqi war resolution. ...
                   I wish all of my colleagues who are retiring well as
                 they begin the next chapters of their careers.

                   Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, I rise today to bid farewell
                 to several of my friends here in Washington. Too often we
                 get caught up here in the back-and-forth of politics and
                 lose sight of the contributions of those with whom we work
                 every day. It is only at moments such as these, at the end
                 of a cycle, that we have a moment to reflect on the
                 contributions of our colleagues. And while we may not
                 always see eye to eye, this Senate is losing several
                 admirable contributors who have made many sacrifices to
                 serve our democracy. ...
                   A number of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle
                 will be departing in January, as well. There is our
                 colleague from Virginia, Senator Allen, who wears, in my
                 opinion, the second best pair of boots in the Senate.
                 There is Senator Santorum of Pennsylvania, whose passion
                 is admirable and whose energy is always enviable. Also
                 leaving us is my colleague in the centrist Gang of 14 that
                 helped bring this Senate back from the abyss; Senator
                 DeWine of Ohio, who will head back to the Buckeye State
                 with my respect and admiration; and my friend Senator
                 Talent from Missouri, with whom I spent many hours in the
                 Agriculture Committee working to level the playing field
                 for America's farmers and ranchers. We will miss Senator
                 Chafee of Rhode Island's independence and his clear voice
                 for fiscal discipline in Washington. And we will miss
                 Senator Burns of Montana, who shares my passion for rural
                 America and who is headed home to Big Sky Country, back to
                 the Rockies that I know we both miss so much. ...
                   America, when held to its finest ideals, is more than a
                 place on the globe or a work in progress. It is the
                 inspiration to those around the world and here at home to
                 seek out excellence within themselves and their beliefs.
                 It has been a pleasure to work alongside each of these
                 gentlemen, who have helped me as I have found my way,
                 sometimes literally, through the halls of the Senate, in
                 the pursuit of these greater ideals that we all share:
                 security, prosperity, and an America that we leave better
                 than when we arrived. These ideals will resonate here long
                 after we all are gone and another generation stands in our
                 place making the decisions of its day.

                   Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, in his Pulitzer Prize winning
                 book, ``Profiles in Courage,'' Senator John F. Kennedy
                 extolled the virtues of political courage. ``Surely, in
                 the United States of America, where brother once fought
                 brother,'' Senator Kennedy wrote, ``we do not judge a
                 man's bravery under fire by examining the banner under
                 which he fought.''
                   For 7 years I have watched and admired the courage of
                 Senator Lincoln Chafee, who sits on the other side of the
                 aisle, and who will be leaving us at the end of the 109th
                 Congress.
                   I have watched and admired his firm stands against his
                 own political party, the Senate leadership, and the
                 Presidential administration as he followed the dictates of
                 his conscience. ``A man does what he must,'' wrote Senator
                 Kennedy, ``in spite of personal consequences, in spite of
                 obstacles and dangers and pressures--and that is the basis
                 of all human morality.'' This was the basis of Senator
                 Chafee's tenure in the Senate.
                   Senator Chafee was appointed to the Senate in 1999 upon
                 the death of his father, the beloved and respected Senator
                 John Chafee. He immediately proved himself to be, to use
                 an old cliche, a ``chip off the old block.'' Senator
                 Lincoln Chafee proved himself to be a Senator of immense
                 integrity, great dignity, and high principle. And, like
                 his father, he proved himself a Senator of incredible
                 courage.
                   He was the first Senate Republican to oppose the Bush
                 tax cuts in 2001.
                   He was a Senator who helped preserve the Senate as the
                 institution that was planned and handed down to us by the
                 Framers of our Constitution, and all the great lawmakers
                 who served in this Chamber before us. Senator Chafee was
                 one of the seven Republicans who composed the so-called
                 Gang of 14 that was ready to block the majority leader's
                 use of the ``nuclear option'' that would have destroyed
                 the U.S. Senate as a unique and sacred institution by
                 curtailing the ability of the minority to filibuster.
                   I, of course, will always remember, admire, and
                 appreciate Senator Chafee as the only Senate Republican to
                 vote against the Iraqi war resolution. He was one of the
                 immortal 23 Members of this Chamber who stood against
                 popular opinion, stood up to the President of the United
                 States, and threw himself against the forces of war in
                 voting against the resolution to launch an unprecedented
                 military assault on Iraq. If only there had been more
                 Senators like him, we would not find ourselves in a bloody
                 quagmire in Iraq.
                   In voting against the war resolution, Senator Chafee was
                 determined not to hand over to President Bush, or any
                 President, the power to declare war. That power, according
                 to our Constitution, belongs to the Congress. With his
                 firm belief in our constitutional doctrines of the
                 separation of powers and checks and balances, Senator
                 Chafee opposed many of the worst provisions of President
                 Bush's efforts to create an all powerful Department of
                 Homeland Security. He opposed, for example, the
                 administration's plan to reduce the civil service
                 protections and dissolve the collective bargaining rights
                 of Federal employees in the newly created agency.
                   Although he will soon be leaving Congress, there is a
                 bright side. Senator Chafee will now have more time to
                 spend with his wife Stephanie and their three children and
                 to ride his horse Trapper. I wish all of them happiness
                 and success in their future endeavors, and many happy
                 hours in the saddle. ...

                   Mr. FEINGOLD. ... Mr. President, today I wish to thank
                 Lincoln Chafee for his 7 years of service in the Senate
                 and to recognize the many contributions he has made during
                 his time in this body. Senator Chafee is a soft-spoken
                 man, but he has not been afraid to take courageous stands,
                 even when that meant standing alone in his own party. From
                 the moment he arrived in the Senate, it was clear that
                 Senator Chafee would not only honor his father's
                 outstanding legacy but that he would become a respected
                 leader in his own right.
                   Working with him on so many issues over the last several
                 years, I have come to know Senator Chafee well and to
                 appreciate just how dedicated he is to serving the people
                 of Rhode Island and the people of this great Nation.
                   I don't know anyone in this body more committed to
                 fiscal responsibility than Lincoln Chafee. He is
                 absolutely as tough as they come on that issue, and he was
                 tireless about holding Congress's feet to the fire. On
                 pay-as-you-go legislation, on the congressional pay raise,
                 and on so many issues, Senator Chafee demanded that
                 Congress take fiscal responsibility seriously when it
                 counted and not simply pay lip service to the issue when
                 it is convenient. It has been a pleasure to work with him
                 on this issue, and I am grateful for his efforts.
                   Senator Chafee has been a strong supporter of campaign
                 finance reform and of environmental protection and
                 conservation, and I appreciate his work on those critical
                 issues. Before I close, I also want to recognize Senator
                 Chafee's vote against the war in Iraq, which is one of the
                 most courageous votes I have seen cast during my time here
                 in the Senate. That was a hard vote for many Members of
                 this body, but to be the only Member of his party to
                 oppose the war must have been especially difficult. But,
                 as always, Senator Chafee did what he thought was right,
                 and we have seen just how right he was to vote against
                 this war, which has been so harmful to our national
                 security.
                   With every vote he has cast and every position he has
                 taken, Senator Chafee has conducted himself with the
                 utmost integrity and earned his colleagues' utmost
                 respect. While he and I certainly haven't agreed on every
                 issue, I always appreciate his thoughtful approach to our
                 work here and his strong commitment to the highest ideals
                 in public service. I know that the work he has done here
                 has made a lasting mark on our Nation for many years to
                 come. I will miss serving with him in the Senate, and I
                 wish him all the best. ...
                                                 Thursday, December 7, 2006
                   Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I have had the privilege of
                 being here for the 28th year beginning shortly. I
                 calculated not long ago that I have served with 261
                 individuals. I am not about to try and review all of the
                 many magnificent friendships I am privileged to have
                 through these years. Indeed, if one looks at the rewards,
                 of which there are many serving in this historic
                 institution, the Senate, it is the personal bonds, the
                 friendships that we so firmly cement and that will last a
                 lifetime as a consequence of our duties of serving the
                 United States of America and in our respective States.
                   We are called ``United States'' Senators. I often
                 believe it is the first obligation, our Nation, the
                 Republic for which it stands. ...
                   I would also like to pay tribute to nine other U.S.
                 Senators who will retire from the Senate in the coming
                 days. ...
                   Now, I would like to take a few moments to salute our
                 majority leader, Senator Frist, as well as Senators
                 Chafee, Burns, Santorum, DeWine, Jeffords, Talent, and
                 Dayton. Each and every one of these U.S. Senators has
                 served his State and his country with great distinction.
                   Without a doubt, I could speak at-length in honor of
                 each of these outstanding individuals. In light of time
                 constraints, however, and the fact that so many of my
                 colleagues wish to similarly pay tribute, I shall endeavor
                 to keep my remarks brief. ...
                   Now, I will speak a few words about our colleague
                 Lincoln Chafee. I have known the Chafee family for many
                 years, and count the late John Chafee and his wife
                 Virginia as my dearest friends.
                   The year was 1969, this country was engulfed in a war in
                 Vietnam, and I was privileged to be asked to serve as
                 Under Secretary of the Navy. I was told that the Secretary
                 of the Navy, who would be my boss one step up, would be a
                 man named John Chafee, former Governor of the State of
                 Rhode Island.
                   I will never forget. We both served in the Marines, at
                 different times. He was a captain and I was a captain in
                 the Marine Corps Reserve, and we met on a cold day in
                 February outside the Pentagon, shook hands, and walked
                 upstairs. And there we were greeted by the Commandant of
                 the Marine Corps and the Chief of Naval Operations.
                   Chafee turned to me, and he said: You know, the Navy and
                 the Marine Corps constitute almost a million uniformed men
                 and women. It was that large in the height of the war in
                 Vietnam. And he said: Here we are, a couple of lowly
                 captains, and now it is our responsibility. Let's square
                 our jaws and stick out our chins, get this job done, and
                 provide the leadership that these men and women of the
                 Armed Forces so richly deserve.
                   John Chafee was an absolute teacher and mentor of mine
                 in every way during those years we worked together in the
                 Department of Defense. He would take his trip to Vietnam.
                 I would stay back and man the store. He would return, and
                 I would take my trip. We had problems throughout the
                 world. It was in the middle of the cold war with the
                 Soviet Union. John Chafee was a magnificent man. He had
                 been Governor of the State of Rhode Island three times,
                 and he was a magnificent leader of the men and women of
                 the Armed Forces.
                   He decided that he was going to move on and consider
                 running for the Senate, and resigned, and I succeeded him
                 then as Secretary. But I never lost the feeling that he
                 was right there, should I need him to help carry out my
                 duties. And then, as luck and good fortune would have it,
                 he came to the Senate, and not too many years thereafter I
                 came to the Senate and once again joined him.
                   I will never forget my first day in the Senate he came
                 up to me and said: Do you remember I was Secretary and you
                 were Under Secretary? I said: Yes, sir. He said: Well,
                 that's the way it's going to be here for a while. You
                 listen to what I say and what I do, and I will give you
                 some advice as we go along.
                   That was the kind of man he was. I never heard him speak
                 a harsh word about any other colleague. But he achieved
                 his special niche in this institution through his absolute
                 love for the environment as well as the men and women of
                 the Armed Forces. Those were the two things on which he
                 worked. And as luck would have it, his son came to join
                 us, and he has so many of those magnificent attributes of
                 his father and his mother. An absolutely magnificent human
                 being, his mother, and all his family, as a matter of
                 fact.
                   It is my honor to share with my colleagues some of the
                 important accomplishments of Lincoln Chafee during his 7
                 years as a Member of this body, and to personally express
                 my appreciation for his service to our country.
                   Senator Linc Chafee came to the Senate from local
                 government serving on the city council and later as mayor
                 of Warwick. I believe it is this experience of leading a
                 major city that solidified his commitment to fiscal
                 responsibility. In his service in the Senate he was
                 steadfast in his belief to restore controls on the Federal
                 budget and to promote responsible Government spending.
                   We were privileged to serve together on the Committee on
                 Environment and Public Works where he quickly became a
                 skilled legislator. He successfully authored legislation
                 to stimulate the redevelopment of brownfield areas
                 previously contaminated by hazardous waste, that plague
                 our urban areas. This law is already producing results in
                 improving neighborhoods and bringing new industries back
                 to urban areas.
                   Senator Chafee was also a leading voice in fostering
                 bipartisanship in the Senate, and was an active member of
                 our informal group of Senators known as the Gang of 14. We
                 were a group of seven Republicans and seven Democrats, but
                 we had no formal standing in the Senate. We would meet
                 regularly to share our thoughts on judicial nominees
                 pending on the Senate calendar to ensure that the Senate
                 could continue its responsibilities under article II,
                 section 2, of the U.S. Constitution--the advice and
                 consent clause. Senator Chafee was an integral part of
                 this effort which allowed candid and respectful
                 discussions of the qualifications of individuals to serve
                 in the Federal judiciary and prevented the continued use
                 of party-led filibusters on judicial nominees except in
                 extraordinary circumstances.
                   Linc Chafee will be remembered in this institution for
                 his independence. We all fight to try to maintain that
                 independence. We are respectful of our party leadership.
                 We are respectful of our party affiliations. We know the
                 demands of our State. But there are times when we feel we
                 must act and make decisions that reflect our own innermost
                 feelings of independence, and Lincoln Chafee will be
                 remembered for that.
                   As Senator Chafee prepares to depart the Senate, I thank
                 him for his meaningful contributions to the Senate, and
                 wish him, his wife Stephanie, and his children, Louisa,
                 Caleb and Thea, ``fair winds and following seas.'' ...
                   In conclusion, over the years I have served with each of
                 these 10 Senators, each has not only been a trusted
                 colleague, each has also been my friend. I will miss
                 serving with each of them in the Senate but know that each
                 will continue in public service in some capacity. I wish
                 each and every one of them well in the years ahead.
                   Mr. President, I see a number of colleagues here anxious
                 to speak, and I have taken generously of the time the
                 Presiding Officer has allowed me to speak.
                   I yield the floor.

                   Mr. CONRAD. ... Mr. President, I would like to pay
                 tribute to Senator Lincoln Chafee. Senator Chafee has
                 served the people of Rhode Island well. He has
                 distinguished himself in a number of important policy
                 areas, including strengthening environmental protections
                 and strengthening our national security.
                   I most appreciated his efforts to promote fiscal
                 responsibility. Senator Chafee has been steadfastly
                 committed to sound government budget policies. While he
                 supported easing tax burdens for families by ending the
                 marriage tax penalty and increasing the child tax credit,
                 he had the courage to oppose irresponsible, budget-busting
                 measures that, while politically popular, have resulted in
                 huge fiscal deficits and an unsustainable increase in the
                 Federal debt.
                   Senator Chafee has also been an unwavering supporter of
                 reinstating pay-as-you-go constraints on the Federal
                 budget first implemented by President Bush's father in
                 1990. Under those rules, any tax cut or increase in
                 Government spending must be accompanied by an equal
                 spending cut or revenue increase.
                   I also appreciated Senator Chafee's commitment to
                 bipartisanship. He understands that reaching across the
                 aisle and working together more often than not results in
                 better decisions and better, longer lasting policy
                 solutions. His efforts were not always appreciated by
                 those in charge over the last couple of years. But those
                 of us who worked closely with him know his commitment is
                 genuine and his word is good.
                   I was pleased to welcome Senator Chafee to the Senate in
                 1999 when he was appointed to fill the seat of his late
                 father. I had the pleasure of working often with John
                 Chafee. We were both members of the Senate Finance
                 Committee. I was not surprised to find that the son, like
                 his father, was tough but fair-minded and a man of strong
                 principle.
                   Senator Chafee brought a unique set of skills to the
                 Senate. A native Rhode Islander, he earned a B.A. in
                 classics from Brown University and was captain of the
                 wrestling team. Instead of following immediately in his
                 father's footsteps, however, he initially worked as a
                 blacksmith at harness racetracks in the United States and
                 Canada and later in manufacturing management. These
                 experiences gave him a great deal of respect for working
                 people and helped him build a strong sense of independence
                 and plain old common sense.
                   It is also clear that Senator Chafee never forgets his
                 other important job. As a father of three school-aged
                 children, he often reminds his colleagues to consider the
                 impact of our decisions on the next generation. Whether he
                 is working to preserve fragile wetlands in his beloved
                 home State, helping strengthen our homeland security, or
                 preventing massive debts from accruing, he talks often
                 about our responsibility to our children.
                   Senator Chafee has served the State of Rhode Island with
                 integrity and compassion. He will be missed. ...

                   Mrs. CLINTON. ... Finally, I also wish the very best to
                 my Republican colleagues who will leave the Senate at the
                 conclusion of this Congress. The Senate, at its best, is a
                 body that promotes bipartisanship, deliberation, and
                 cooperation, and the dedication to shared values. It has
                 been a privilege to work with my departing colleagues on
                 the other side of the aisle.
                                                   Friday, December 8, 2006
                   Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I have a few more minutes
                 before the 10:30 vote, and I take this time to say a few
                 words about some of my colleagues who are retiring. We had
                 a good bit of time yesterday devoted to their tremendous
                 contributions, and as each of us, the 100 of us, do know
                 each other pretty well, I have come to the floor to say a
                 few things about several of the colleagues I have had the
                 distinct pleasure of working with very closely. ...
                   Mr. President, Senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island
                 has been an independent voice for his State and the issues
                 he believes in, regardless of partisan consideration. He
                 will be missed by all of us. ...
                   To all of our retiring Members, I say thank you. Thank
                 you for your efforts on behalf of my State when you were
                 needed and thank you for your service to America.

                   Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I also will say a word about a
                 couple of my colleagues who are leaving, and I will be
                 brief. ...
                    Finally, Lincoln Chafee. Although I mentioned
                 Republicans in this list, I certainly don't want to
                 forget, of course, Paul Sarbanes, who will be leaving at
                 the end of this year, and others in the House of
                 Representatives with whom I served as well. I know we all
                 move on at some time and that none of us is irreplaceable.
                 But by the same token, these colleagues of ours who will
                 be leaving will be missed and they will be remembered for
                 their great service to the Senate, to their States, and to
                 the United States of America.
                   I yield the floor.

                   Mr. DeWINE. ... I appreciate all the help Finance
                 Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley has given me--a dear
                 friend--especially when it came to passing my bills to
                 improve the foster care and adoption system. I have worked
                 with many Members of the Senate on this very important
                 issue, foster care and adoption, including Senators Jay
                 Rockefeller, Mary Landrieu, Larry Craig, Daniel Patrick
                 Moynihan, John Chafee, Jesse Helms, Bill Roth, Jim
                 Jeffords, Dan Coats. They all shared a passion for foster
                 care children. They all shared a passion for the adoption
                 issue. ...
                   Last year, I was extremely proud to be one of 14
                 bipartisan Members of this great body who decided to work
                 together to break what had become a gridlock in the Senate
                 over judicial nominations. In the grand tradition of the
                 Senate, individuals from both political parties came
                 together that time to solve a problem which threatened not
                 only the judicial nomination process but was threatening
                 to shut the Senate down completely. I want to thank my
                 friends with whom I was proud to stand in that effort:
                 John McCain, John Warner, Lindsey Graham, Olympia Snowe,
                 Susan Collins, Lincoln Chafee, Joe Lieberman, Senator
                 Byrd, Ben Nelson, Mary Landrieu, Daniel Inouye, Mark
                 Pryor, and Ken Salazar. They got it done. ...
                   Mr. President, I want to wish the best to all of my
                 fellow Senators who were defeated this fall or who are
                 retiring this year--Senators Frist, Santorum, Talent,
                 Burns, Allen, Chafee, Dayton, and Jeffords. They are all
                 good people and all good friends. I wish them well. ...

                   Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I want to say something
                 about my departing colleagues on the other side of the
                 aisle.
                   To my colleague from Rhode Island, I thank the Senator.
                 In all actions it has been a tone of civility. We have
                 always sought common ground. I express my gratitude for
                 the Senator's service to Rhode Island. ...
                   A lot is said about changing the tone, but when we hit
                 the right tone we also hit some pretty high notes. I thank
                 my colleagues and wish them well and Godspeed until we
                 meet again.

                   Mr. DODD. ... Mr. President, today I pay tribute to my
                 departing colleagues who have, for a time, lent their
                 talents, their convictions, and their hard work to this
                 distinguished body. I may have had my disagreements with
                 them, but the end of a term is a time for seeing
                 colleagues not simply as politicians, but as partners who
                 have ``toiled, and wrought, and thought with me.'' Each,
                 in his own way, was distinctive; and each, in his own way,
                 will be sorely missed. ...
                   Next, I would like to send my best wishes to Senator
                 Lincoln Chafee. Senator Chafee and I have a fair bit in
                 common: we are both lifelong New Englanders, and we both
                 had Senators for fathers. After completing his
                 undergraduate studies at Brown University, and while many
                 of his colleagues were busy studying law or political
                 science, Lincoln Chafee studied horseshoeing. I imagine he
                 is the only modern Senator to have worked as a
                 professional farrier for 7 years. And while Senator Chafee
                 eventually took up the family business and went into
                 politics, he has always retained the humility and good
                 humor that so often come to those who spend time working
                 with their hands.
                   Senator Chafee was a popular mayor of Warwick, RI, and
                 on the death of his father, Senator John Chafee, was
                 appointed to fill out the remainder of the term. He was
                 elected in his own right in 2000, and has served a total
                 of 7 years in the upper House, cementing a reputation as
                 an independent thinker and one of his State's most popular
                 politicians.
                   I especially enjoyed serving alongside Senator Chafee on
                 the Foreign Relations Committee. He was a welcome travel
                 partner. On trips to Latin America, it was always
                 reassuring to have a familiar New England accent at my
                 side. On a more serious note, I have come to respect
                 Senator Chafee's courage and principle, especially on the
                 matter of John Bolton's nomination as U.N. Ambassador.
                 Senator Chafee spoke out in favor of competent diplomatic
                 representation at the United Nations. Because of his
                 efforts, we are closer to the day when our representative
                 at the world body will work to win respect from the world,
                 not alienation.
                   On that issue and many others, Senator Chafee was never
                 afraid to put his beliefs ahead of party pressure. He has
                 voted to support stem cell research and a responsible exit
                 strategy in Iraq; and his strong environmental record,
                 including opposition to oil drilling in the Alaska
                 National Wildlife Reserve, has earned him the endorsement
                 of prominent conservationist groups.
                   We will miss his independent mind and his true Yankee
                 spirit. I wish all the best to Senator Chafee and his
                 wife, Stephanie. ...

                   Mr. HATCH. ... Mr. President, I am grateful for the
                 opportunity to take a few moments to recognize the service
                 and devotion to the U.S. Senate by my colleague and
                 friend, Senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island.
                   A true Rhode Islander, Lincoln Chafee was born in
                 Providence, attended a Warwick public school, and earned a
                 degree from Brown University, where he captained the
                 wrestling team. As an avid horse enthusiast, he attended
                 the horseshoeing school at Montana State University and
                 worked as a blacksmith at harness racetracks in the United
                 States and Canada, but only a handful of years slipped by
                 before he returned to his home in Rhode Island.
                   Lincoln then entered politics in 1985 as a delegate to
                 the Rhode Island Constitutional Convention. A year later
                 he was elected to the first of two successive terms on the
                 Warwick City Council. In November 1992, Lincoln became the
                 first Republican elected mayor of Warwick in 32 years--
                 and, with his positive vision, he so won over the hearts
                 and minds of voters that he was reelected for another
                 three terms in a reliably Democratic city. He held the
                 mayoral post until appointed by Governor Lincoln Almond in
                 November 1999 to fill the unexpired Senate term of his
                 late father, John Chafee. In November 2000, he was
                 overwhelmingly elected to the U.S. Senate.
                   As I, Lincoln has a great interest in policy that
                 affects the health of our Nation's people, and I am proud
                 to have had the honor of working with him on a number of
                 initiatives that made Americans healthier.
                   I admire Lincoln for taking a stand on stem cell
                 research. He has supported important legislation and
                 joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in calling on
                 President Bush to expand the Federal policy on embryonic
                 stem cell research. Senator Chafee and I share similar
                 views on this issue: he is opposed to any cloning with the
                 intention of creating a human life but strongly supports
                 legislation that would allow stem cell researchers to use
                 excess embryos which were created for in vitro
                 fertilization purposes and would otherwise be discarded. I
                 respect and appreciate his courage to stand up for his
                 convictions in the face of such a controversial issue.
                   Lincoln has been a champion for breast cancer research
                 since his arrival in the Senate in 1999. I am pleased to
                 be an original cosponsor of his Breast Cancer and
                 Environmental Research Act, which would make Federal
                 grants available for the development and operation of
                 eight national centers that would conduct research on how
                 environmental factors may contribute to the causes of
                 breast cancer. In recognition of his outstanding
                 leadership in this arena, Lincoln has been honored by the
                 National Breast Cancer Coalition and also presented with
                 the Avon Foundation Pink Ribbon Crusader Award.
                   Senator Chafee has been a leader in the fight to
                 reauthorize and maintain adequate funding for the State
                 Children's Health Insurance Program--also called CHIP. I
                 worked very closely with his father to write that law in
                 1997. I recognize that Lincoln is also dedicated to the
                 goal of this program, which is to provide health insurance
                 to low-income, uninsured children, and I thank him for his
                 diligent efforts. We have worked tirelessly to ensure that
                 funding continues to make the program available for these
                 children.
                   Senator Lincoln Chafee is a great man, a loyal Rhode
                 Islander, and a great American. I thank and commend him
                 for all his selfless work. His contributions have made his
                 State and the whole country significantly better than
                 before his arrival in Washington. We will all miss his
                 presence here in the U.S. Senate, but I doubt we have seen
                 the last of Lincoln Chafee in the way of public service. I
                 wish him and his family health, happiness, and the best of
                 luck in all future endeavors. ...

                   Mr. LEVIN. ... Mr. President, as this session of
                 Congress comes to a close, I want to take a moment to pay
                 tribute to my friend Lincoln Chafee.
                   Following in the footsteps of his late father, John,
                 Senator Chafee has been a voice of moderation and civility
                 in the Senate. In a time of increasing partisanship,
                 Senator Chafee has been a bridge between the parties and
                 to an earlier era of less divisive politics. He votes his
                 conviction and his conscience, not just a party line.
                   Senator Chafee's legacy will be defined by his
                 leadership on environmental protection and fiscal
                 responsibility. On both, he has had a forward-looking
                 approach, grounded in common sense, for which our
                 grandchildren will be grateful.
                   Senator Chafee has been a true champion for
                 conservation, fighting for clean air, clean water, and a
                 healthier environment. He has been willing to stand up to
                 the administration when he believes it is wrong, including
                 opposing the administration's energy bill, its weak
                 regulations on mercury, and drilling in the Arctic
                 National Wildlife Refuge. For the past several years,
                 Senator Chafee has led an effort with Senator Jeffords and
                 me to fully fund the EPA Brownfields Program, which would
                 accelerate the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
                 sites, protecting human health, and creating jobs. Senator
                 Chafee is a member of the Senate's Smart Growth Task
                 Force, which promotes growth and development that protects
                 the environment and preserves critical habitats.
                   Lincoln Chafee has also been a strong voice for fiscal
                 discipline. He has repeatedly opposed reckless tax cuts
                 and supported pay-as-you-go budget rules to bring the
                 budget back into balance. The bipartisan Concord Coalition
                 has recognized him for his fiscal responsibility.
                   Lincoln Chafee has also been an important voice on
                 foreign affairs. He took a courageous stand in 2002 as the
                 lone Republican to vote against the Iraq war
                 authorization, and he has served well as the chairman of
                 the Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Subcommittee of
                 the Foreign Relations Committee.
                   I want to close by noting that Lincoln Chafee remains
                 widely respected and admired in Rhode Island, as well as
                 among his colleagues on both sides of the aisle in the
                 Senate. His father would have been very proud of how well
                 Lincoln Chafee has served the people of Rhode Island.
                   I thank him for his service to our country and wish him
                 and his wife Stephanie all the best. ...

                   Ms. SNOWE. ... Mr. President, I rise today to pay
                 tribute to my great friend, Senator Lincoln Chafee, a
                 public servant who exemplifies the idea that superior
                 governance depends on people of good will working for the
                 common good--together. He epitomizes the New England
                 pragmatism in government that sees not weakness but
                 strength in reaching across the aisle to build consensus
                 and make the system work for those it was formed to serve.
                   When I consider Senator Chafee's tenure, I cannot help
                 but think how he has so successfully forged his own
                 pathway and legacy of exceptional service in the U.S.
                 Senate, while honoring the formidable contributions of his
                 extraordinary father, John Chafee. Senator Chafee has
                 brought levelheaded leadership on myriad issues critical
                 to our progress as a people, always with vigilant and
                 careful attention to his beloved Ocean State of Rhode
                 Island.
                   He has been a stalwart colleague and friend in our
                 mutual cause to revitalize and advance the political
                 center, in our concerted effort to answer the challenges
                 facing our Nation by producing not rancor but results, not
                 acrimony but accord. His loss not only diminishes the
                 Senate but is also a loss for the country because we need
                 more voices seeking to craft compromise and consensus to
                 forge solutions, not fewer.
                   Linc Chafee was not only a political neighbor of mine in
                 the center of the political spectrum--where most Americans
                 consider themselves--but he has been a next-door neighbor
                 in my hallway in the Russell Senate Building, a corridor
                 also appropriately occupied by my good friend Senator Mike
                 DeWine, who also epitomized the finest ideals of public
                 service. So I will profoundly miss seeing them not only in
                 the Senate but also simply walking down the hall outside
                 my office. They were a constant reminder of what is best
                 and most noble about public office.
                   Linc and I worked hand-in-glove on issues of fiscal
                 restraint and accountability by calling for and advocating
                 the implementation of the pay-as-you-go approach to the
                 Federal budget. And I believe it is instructive that he is
                 rightly considered a champion of the environment, even as
                 he championed economic growth. But that is Linc--for him,
                 issues that may seem mutually exclusive to those with
                 intractable dogmas could coexist naturally in his vision
                 of a world not so easily or appropriately cast in hues of
                 black and white. Indeed, Senator Chafee's fight to
                 strengthen air and water quality standards continues to
                 resonate, a battle he has waged with innovation and
                 resolve by combining business development with
                 environmental advocacy.
                   Unflagging in his dedication to the precepts of personal
                 responsibility and freedom, fiscal accountability, and
                 serving the public interest, Lincoln Chafee has, with
                 honor and distinction, brought intelligence, vigor, and
                 courage to the U.S. Senate from debates about foreign
                 policy and homeland security to marshaling health care
                 efforts to confront breast cancer and long-term care.
                   Whether serving as captain of his university wrestling
                 team, working as a blacksmith at harness race tracks, or
                 serving the highest ideals of public service, Lincoln
                 Chafee has demonstrated an independence, resiliency, and
                 strength of purpose that has made him a credit to this
                 institution and an example for his country.
                   I wish Senator Chafee, his wife Stephanie, and their
                 children all the best for the future. ...

                   Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I would like to pay tribute
                 to the Republican Members of the Senate who will not be
                 returning in the 110th Congress. Senators George Allen;
                 Conrad Burns; Lincoln Chafee; Mike DeWine; Dr. Bill Frist;
                 Rick Santorum; and Jim Talent have served their
                 constituents with honor and distinction during their
                 tenure here in the U.S. Senate. All care very deeply for
                 this great Nation and I hope they will have continued
                 success in their future endeavors. ...
                   Majority leader Bill Frist has run the Senate through
                 difficult and trying times and he has done it well.
                 Senator Mike DeWine, my neighbor to the north, has
                 represented the Buckeye State with great distinction and
                 has committed over 30 years of his life to public service.
                 Senator George Allen represented the Commonwealth of
                 Virginia in the U.S. Senate for 6 years, and he worked
                 closely with me to make America safer by helping usher
                 through important legislation to arm cargo pilots. Senator
                 Jim Talent has had a great career in Congress and wrote
                 the blueprint to the welfare reform bill of 1996. And
                 Senator Lincoln Chafee has continued the proud legacy set
                 forth by his father and my friend, Senator John Chafee.
                   Mr. President, I would like to again commend all of our
                 departing Republican Senators. I am proud of what they
                 accomplished here in the U.S. Senate. They will all be
                 missed, and I wish all of them the very best.

                   Mrs. HUTCHISON. ... Mr. President, it is no coincidence
                 that Senator Lincoln Chafee's home State has an 11-foot-
                 tall statue called the Independent Man standing atop the
                 State House in Providence, RI. In fact, Senator Chafee has
                 referred to this statue as his inspiration, as it
                 represents Rhode Island's founding principles of political
                 and religious freedom.
                   Senator Chafee has done an admirable job following in
                 the footsteps of his father, Senator John Chafee.
                   During his time in the Senate, Senator Chafee has been
                 committed to environmental issues as a champion for
                 improved air and water quality.
                   Senator Chafee has remained steadfast in his beliefs and
                 a powerful voice for Rhode Island. ...
                 UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--TRIBUTES TO RETIRING SENATORS
                   Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the tributes to
                 retiring Senators be printed as a Senate document and that
                 Senators be permitted to submit tributes until December
                 27, 2006.

                   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so
                 ordered.
                                               Wednesday, December 27, 2006
                   Mr. STEVENS. ... Mr. President, I have known Senator
                 Lincoln Chafee and his family for a long time. I met his
                 father, our former colleague, Senator John Chafee, while
                 standing in line to register for Harvard Law School in
                 1947. Lincoln's uncle, Zachariah Chafee, was one of my law
                 professors at Harvard. John and I served together in the
                 Senate for more than 20 years.
                   When John passed away in 1999, Lincoln chose to continue
                 his family's tradition of excellence in public service.
                 Senator Chafee and I have not always agreed on the issues,
                 but I have always respected the courage of his convictions
                 and his firm commitment to his ideals.
                   Senator Chafee, it's been my good fortune to serve
                 alongside you and your father for nearly 30 years. It's
                 hard to imagine this Chamber without a member of your
                 family. We will miss your spirit and dedication. ...

                   Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, Lincoln Chafee came to the
                 Senate in 1999 under the most difficult of circumstances.
                 He had just lost his beloved father, and was being asked
                 to fill the shoes of one of the most noble and principled
                 Members ever to serve in this Chamber. He rose to that
                 challenge, and I have been honored to work alongside him.
                   Like the illustrious Senator John Chafee, Senator
                 Lincoln Chafee came from a political tradition I am proud
                 to share--that of the New England moderate. This tradition
                 stands for a strong defense of freedom and for fiscal
                 responsibility, for government that is unobtrusive in
                 people's lives when it can be, yet compassionate and
                 involved when it must be.
                   Lincoln Chafee was a quiet voice of moderation, but
                 spoke with a strong voice, a voice of conviction and
                 integrity, on such issues of critical importance to our
                 Nation as environmental protection and energy
                 independence. When, in spring 2005, the very fabric of the
                 Senate was threatened by a bitter impasse over the issue
                 of judicial filibusters, I was proud to join Senator
                 Chafee in the so-called Gang of 14 that forged a
                 productive, bipartisan solution.
                   I had the opportunity to work closely with Linc in the
                 109th Congress when he joined the Homeland Security
                 Committee. The committee brought about great progress
                 during that Congress with successful legislation on port
                 security, chemical security, and rebuilding our Nation's
                 emergency management structure after the catastrophic
                 Government response to Hurricane Katrina. Linc's steady,
                 thoughtful, and informed approach to the issues greatly
                 aided these endeavors.
                   I was especially impressed by Linc's understanding that
                 true homeland security begins at home. As the 2006
                 hurricane season approached, and as we were still
                 struggling to overcome the failures of Government in the
                 2005 season, he called for and organized a homeland
                 security field hearing in Rhode Island so his colleagues
                 could better appreciate the daunting challenges faced by
                 our first responders in coastal States and communities.
                 That hands-on approach, devoid of pretense and directed
                 toward results, exemplifies Lincoln Chafee's approach to
                 government.
                   I know that the father would be proud of the son. And I
                 know that all Americans join me in thanking Lincoln Chafee
                 for 7 years of outstanding service, and in wishing him the
                 very best in the years to come. ...
                                                    Monday, January 8, 2007
                   Mrs. DOLE. Mr. President, it is an honor indeed to pay
                 tribute to a number of fine individuals who I am fortunate
                 to call not just my colleagues, but also dear friends:
                 Senators Bill Frist, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Lincoln
                 Chafee, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum and Jim Talent. ...
                   Senator Lincoln Chafee also will be greatly missed in
                 this Chamber. Linc served the people of Rhode Island with
                 the utmost honor, integrity and compassion.
                   I have great respect for Linc Chafee for his commitment
                 to the principles of personal freedom, individual
                 responsibility and fiscal discipline. Well-known for his
                 reputation as a fierce deficit hawk, he has been a vocal
                 advocate for responsible Government spending, and a strong
                 supporter of abolishing the marriage tax penalty and
                 increasing the child tax credit. Linc also took a very
                 active interest in promoting the health care of women and
                 children.
                   Lincoln Chafee also has been tirelessly dedicated to
                 improving his home State. As a member of the Senate
                 Committee on Environment and Public Works, he secured more
                 than $1 billion in Federal funding for Rhode Island's
                 infrastructure, including the Warwick Station project and
                 the development of the East Providence shoreline. And as
                 chairman of the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and
                 Water, he worked diligently to protect air and water
                 quality in his State.
                   Linc was a principled, independent Member, adamant about
                 doing what he believed was right for the families he
                 represented. Throughout his Senate career, he demonstrated
                 a willingness to listen to all sides of an issue and work
                 with members of both political parties. He is a man who
                 speaks his mind, votes his conscience, and treats others
                 with the dignity and respect they deserve.
                   Linc is a refreshing politician, a diligent public
                 servant, and a devoted family man to his wife Stephanie
                 and their three children. It goes without saying that my
                 colleagues in the Senate--and the people of Rhode Island--
                 will greatly miss Senator Lincoln Chafee. ...
                   As these men--Bill Frist, George Allen, Conrad Burns,
                 Lincoln Chafee, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum and Jim
                 Talent--conclude their service in the U.S. Senate, let me
                 say that I am so proud to have worked with individuals of
                 such character, strength, and intellect. Our Nation is
                 grateful for their many contributions. And as they each
                 will undoubtedly continue to contribute to our country's
                 greatness, their leadership and vision will be missed here
                 in the U.S. Senate.