    [Senate Document 111-24]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

    S. Doc. 111-24

                      TRIBUTES TO HON. CHRISTOPHER S. BOND
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                                     Christopher S. Bond

                           U.S. SENATOR FROM MISSOURI

                                    TRIBUTES

                               IN THE CONGRESS OF

                               THE UNITED STATES

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                                     Christopher S. Bond

                                          Tributes

                                    Delivered in Congress

                                     Christopher S. Bond

                                    United States Senator

                                          1987-2011

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                                          CONTENTS
                 Biography.............................................
                                                                          v
                 Farewell to the Senate................................
                                                                        vii
                 Proceedings in the Senate:
                    Tributes by Senators:
                        Alexander, Lamar, of Tennessee.................
                                                                          3
                        Bond, Christopher S., of Missouri..............
                                                                          9
                        Bunning, Jim, of Kentucky......................
                                                                         22
                        Conrad, Kent, of North Dakota..................
                                                                     13, 15
                        Cornyn, John, of Texas.........................
                                                                         16
                        Dodd, Christopher J., of Connecticut...........
                                                                         13
                        Durbin, Richard, of Illinois...................
                                                                         13
                        Enzi, Michael B., of Wyoming...................
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                        Harkin, Tom, of Iowa...........................
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                        Hatch, Orrin G., of Utah.......................
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                        Hutchison, Kay Bailey, of Texas................
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                        McCaskill, Claire, of Missouri.................
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                        McConnell, Mitch, of Kentucky..................
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                        Murkowski, Lisa, of Alaska.....................
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                        Reed, Jack, of Rhode Island....................
                                                                          5
                        Reid, Harry, of Nevada.........................
                                                                          5
                        Warner, Mark R., of Virginia...................
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                                          BIOGRAPHY

                   Christopher S. ``Kit'' Bond is a sixth generation
                 Missourian, born in St. Louis in 1939. He grew up in
                 Mexico, MO, where he still resides and tends to several
                 groves of trees he planted by hand.
                   Kit Bond graduated cum laude from the Woodrow Wilson
                 School at Princeton University in 1960 and received his
                 law degree from the University of Virginia in 1963, having
                 graduated first in his class.
                   After serving as a clerk to the chief judge of the Fifth
                 Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Kit Bond practiced
                 law in Washington, DC, before returning home to Missouri.
                   In 1969, Kit Bond became an assistant attorney general
                 under former Senator John Danforth. Before being elected
                 State auditor in 1970, Kit Bond was chief counsel of
                 Missouri's Consumer Protection Division.
                   At age 33, Kit Bond became the 47th Governor of the
                 State of Missouri on January 8, 1973--the youngest
                 Governor the State has ever had.
                   Kit Bond was reelected to a second term as Governor in
                 1980. Among his greatest accomplishments as Governor was
                 to take the Parents as Teachers Program statewide.
                   After his second successful term as Governor, Kit Bond
                 continued his service to Missouri from his newly won seat
                 in the U.S. Senate. In that 1986 election year, he was the
                 only Republican to capture a seat previously held by a
                 Democrat.
                   Based upon his solid ability to protect and advance
                 Missouri's interests in the U.S. Senate, Kit Bond was
                 returned by Missouri voters to the U.S. Senate in 1992,
                 1998, and 2004.
                   While serving in the U.S. Senate, Kit Bond built a
                 reputation as a statesman who advocates for a strong U.S.
                 military, improved care for our Nation's veterans and men
                 and women in uniform, an expert in Southeast Asia, and a
                 reformer of our Nation's intelligence community. He is
                 also recognized as a national leader in the promotion of
                 plant biotechnology.
                   As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations
                 Committee and ranking member of the subcommittee that
                 funds the Nation's housing and transportation needs,
                 Senator Bond worked to increase access to safe and
                 affordable housing and improve critical infrastructure in
                 Missouri and across the country.
                   Throughout his career, Senator Bond worked to ensure
                 that Missouri receives a fair share of money to improve
                 roads and highways. As the then-chairman of the
                 subcommittee responsible for writing Federal highway
                 legislation, Kit Bond used his clout to bring $1.3 billion
                 in new Federal highway funds to Missouri in the most
                 recent transportation bill.
                   Senator Bond fought for economic security by protecting
                 jobs from being driven abroad by overreaching regulations,
                 ensuring that the weapons systems defending our soldiers
                 continue to be built by Missouri's fine engineering and
                 production workforce, and working to make Missouri the
                 premier plant biotechnology and life sciences corridor in
                 the country.
                   Kit Bond served as the vice chairman on the Senate
                 Select Intelligence Committee, where he worked to give the
                 intelligence community the tools to detect and disrupt
                 planned terrorist attacks on America.
                   Kit Bond is married to Linda Bond. His son, Samuel Bond,
                 was first lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps, and served
                 two terms in Iraq--the last as a scout-sniper platoon
                 leader. Sam married Margaret Crews, an attorney from
                 Richmond, VA; they have one child, a daughter named
                 Elizabeth.
                                   Farewell to the Senate
                                 Tuesday, December 14, 2010

                   Mr. BOND. Two years ago I announced my retirement from
                 the Senate, and that time has come. I have to begin by
                 thanking all my colleagues and my constituents for making
                 this job one of the best a person could hold. There is no
                 greater honor than being given the trust of the people at
                 home to represent them. I have done my best to keep faith
                 with my constituents on every vote I have cast and every
                 issue on which I have worked.
                   Through more than two decades of membership in this
                 world's greatest deliberative body--sometimes delaying
                 body--I have participated in my share of debates. When I
                 first came to the Senate, the cold war was a conflict some
                 thought we would never win. Thanks to the courage and
                 resolve of former President Ronald Reagan, millions of
                 people now live in freedom. During this last term
                 especially, it seems many debates will have history-
                 shaping consequences.
                   America has faced many challenges in the past 6 years:
                 the longest recession since the Great Depression, wars in
                 Afghanistan and Iraq, the continuing battle against
                 terrorism, the fight to be competitive in a global
                 economy, and many more. As I look back, the successes we
                 have achieved during my time here have come because people
                 of good will were willing to work across the aisle for the
                 common good of our Nation.
                   As I address the floor today, I am filled with memories
                 of the many colleagues with whom I have worked over the
                 years. One stands out in my memory--the one who was my
                 best friend and mentor in the Senate, who took me under
                 his wing and treated me and my family as close friends,
                 and that, of course, is the late Senator Ted Stevens. He
                 was unflagging in his support of his principles, and
                 everyone clearly knew where he stood. Yet he was a very
                 effective appropriator because he knew how to compromise.
                 I can only hope my colleagues and constituents know where
                 I stand, and I, too, know that working across the aisle is
                 the only way to get things done in this body.
                   Right after I arrived, I had the pleasure of working
                 with the late Senator Robert Byrd, who achieved the acid
                 rain trading compromise and passed the Clean Air Act
                 Amendments of 1990. I also joined with former Senator
                 Wendell Ford to establish a National Guard Caucus, and now
                 it is a pleasure to work with Pat Leahy to ensure that our
                 dual-mission National Guard is adequately prepared to
                 serve emergency needs on the homefront and participate in
                 our national security issues abroad.
                   On the Appropriations Committee, I have enjoyed the
                 successes I have had working first with Barbara Mikulski
                 and now Dianne Feinstein to ensure that public housing
                 meets the needs of the people it is supposed to serve and
                 the communities in which they live. We provided supportive
                 assistance for the homeless--particularly veterans--and
                 stopped lead paint poisoning of children in old public
                 housing buildings across the Nation. Barbara and I also
                 gave a boost to what I believe will be the job-creating
                 technology of the 21st century: agricultural
                 biotechnology. We did that with congressionally directed
                 spending in the National Science Foundation budget.
                   With Senator Dianne Feinstein as chair of the Senate
                 Select Committee on Intelligence, we have put, I believe,
                 the Senate Intelligence Committee back on a path of
                 bipartisanship and achieved passage of the first
                 Intelligence Act Reauthorization in 6 years.
                   I especially owe my Republican colleagues my sincerest
                 thanks and appreciation for sticking with me as we
                 negotiated our way through some tough compromises, such as
                 the fights we have had on FISA (Foreign Intelligence
                 Surveillance Act). When HAVA (the Help America Vote Act)
                 came to the Senate floor in 2001, ostensibly to cure
                 problems with punch card voting in Florida, most of us
                 Republicans thought was an effort to discredit the
                 election of former President Bush. I urged my colleagues
                 not to block the bill but to use it, not only to make it
                 easier to vote but tougher to cheat. When we moved to the
                 floor, I brought to the Senate floor a picture of a
                 springer spaniel, Ritsy Meckler, who had been registered
                 to vote in St. Louis, MO, to make the point that if we had
                 positive identification, it would have been much more
                 difficult for Ritsy to register or certainly to vote. My
                 friend, Chris Dodd, with whom I had worked on many
                 children and family issues and who worked with us on the
                 HAVA Act, told me he never wanted to see a picture of that
                 dog again, so I autographed the picture and gave it to
                 him. I think he still has it in his trusted memory box.
                   Right now we are engaged on the Senate floor in passing
                 a bill that will stop historic tax increases from hitting
                 most American families and the entire economy next year. I
                 truly hope the House will be able to pass a bill for
                 signature by President Obama so we can begin getting the
                 economy to work again and preventing even more job losses.
                 Assuming we can do it, the new Congress has to put our
                 economy back on a sound footing. We must end the recent
                 trend of the push for government overspending and passing
                 the burdensome mandates on States and the private sector.
                 Excessive regulations that go beyond reasonable safety and
                 environmental restrictions are costing us jobs in
                 agriculture, energy, and many other areas of the economy,
                 and stopping badly needed developments that we in this
                 country need.
                   The size of the debt has become an increasing concern
                 for my constituents and others across the Nation. We have
                 a debt problem that is caused by spending, not by having
                 taxes too low. I am encouraged to see there has been more
                 discussion of having a flat tax with lower rates,
                 eliminating a wide range of deductions, credits, and other
                 tax bill earmarks. Doing so would make it easier for all
                 of us, as Americans, to fill out tax forms, eliminating
                 the time and effort of figuring them out, and I think it
                 should enable us to put more of those resources into what
                 we need, our top priority: job creation.
                   Speaking of job creation, I think there are tremendous
                 opportunities in export trade. I applaud President Obama's
                 call for expanding trade to create jobs. I look forward to
                 seeing his continued leadership and to seeing Congress
                 move forward promptly to adopt the trade agreements with
                 Korea, Colombia, and Panama. For our intermediate-term
                 future, it is essential the United States participate in
                 the Trans-Pacific Partnership with countries on both sides
                 of the Pacific to take down barriers to trade and increase
                 export job opportunities.
                   As most of my colleagues know, I have been particularly
                 interested in expanding trade with Southeast Asia, which I
                 believe is not well understood by too many Americans. The
                 entire Asian region provides huge opportunities for better
                 American jobs through trade and investment across the
                 Pacific.
                   In addition to expanding economic growth and jobs, trade
                 is also an important element in SmartPower, the fight
                 against terrorist insurgencies threatening other countries
                 and ultimately those of us here at home. As I mentioned in
                 the book the leader was kind enough to speak of, we can
                 and must use trade, investment, and education interchanges
                 to build strong economies as a necessary step as we use
                 military action to stop imminent, violent threats. The
                 combination can make stronger, stabler allies.
                   I think SmartPower was no better demonstrated than in
                 the efforts of the Missouri National Guard Development
                 team in Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan. These military-
                 trained Guard men and women went to Afghanistan with
                 strong private sector expertise in a wide range of
                 agriculture activities and helped reestablish a
                 profitable, legitimate agriculture in Agatha, while they
                 were maintaining security.
                   By the end of the first 10-month growing season, illicit
                 poppy production had dropped to zero in Agatha, which had
                 been the second leading poppy producer in the nation. I
                 think we have to expand that model with more National
                 Guard units deployed but also a better coordination of not
                 only our military forces overseas but civilian assistance
                 that must go with them. We must continue our efforts to
                 avoid giving Al Qaeda and its related terrorist allies an
                 unchallenged place to develop recruiting and training
                 camps as well as command and control units that threaten
                 us.
                   One of the greatest challenges, however, is the publicly
                 announced summer 2011 withdrawal date from Afghanistan.
                   The withdrawal has signaled to our enemies they only
                 need to wait until next summer to put our allies in the
                 Karzai government on notice that we may not be there to
                 protect them after summer 2011. As important, it tells the
                 shura or local community leaders we will not be there next
                 year to protect them from the Taliban, so they are less
                 likely to cooperate with us. There must be a message, I
                 believe, from the White House, widely disseminated, that
                 we will pull out of Afghanistan only when conditions on
                 the ground indicate there will be security.
                   A high point of my legislative career got an impetus in
                 2007, when I went with Senator Bayh on a congressional
                 delegation, a codel, to Afghanistan. We were told that the
                 limitations in the old Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
                 Act were a great threat to our troops as well as to those
                 of us on the ground. I worked, as the leader said, from
                 that point until summer 2008, with the strong support of
                 my Republican colleagues, and a workable compromise across
                 the aisle was developed which gave the intelligence
                 agencies the access they needed and, at the same time,
                 extended the protection of rights of Americans overseas
                 from unwarranted interception of messages by telephone or
                 email.
                   As a result, we currently have that ability, but we must
                 go to work quickly to make sure other provisions of vital
                 intelligence collection measures and authorizations do not
                 expire without legislative extensions. For the United
                 States, our homeland, our defense against terrorist acts
                 from prisoners of war is essential, and we must prevent
                 the release of Gitmo detainees to other countries, where
                 they will return to the battlefield. The fact that one in
                 four detainees already has come back is a frightening
                 figure because we believe there are many more who will
                 come back, and I fear one of those may conduct an attack
                 on the United States. We need to have a law of war which
                 allows us to hold them.
                   As a final thought on intelligence, however, the recent
                 WikiLeaks scandal has shown us what damage the Internet
                 can do to our diplomatic efforts as well as the safety of
                 those in dangerous places with whom we have worked. The
                 even greater threat we see is the continuing cyberattack
                 on military intelligence and private sector critical
                 infrastructure. With my colleague from Utah, Orrin Hatch,
                 we have introduced a cybersecurity bill that will
                 establish a cyberdefense alliance to allow private sector
                 entities to cooperate with government agencies to protect
                 our critical financial systems, our utilities and, most of
                 all, our communications systems from attack. The battle is
                 under way, and we will need every effort to stay ahead of
                 the developing attacks as well as helping the private
                 sector protect their information.
                   In closing, I will tell my colleagues I have worked in
                 all possible party combinations. I have been in the
                 majority and minority. I have been fat and thin, and being
                 thin and in the majority is a whole lot better. In my two
                 terms as Governor, with a 70-percent Democratic majority
                 in both the house and the senate general assembly, they
                 explained to me how bipartisanship works. I figured it out
                 during my second term, which enabled us to do better. It
                 was my most successful term in any office, and the general
                 assembly and I both achieved passage of all the
                 legislative priorities we had.
                   So now if my colleagues will permit a little parting
                 advice from an old bull: Work together, play nice.
                   I would follow up on the leader's comment about a little
                 scuffle I had with Pat Moynihan. I never talked about it.
                 We never said anything publicly until now. Later on, as we
                 became fast friends, he used to tease me about setting up
                 boxing matches so we could raise money for charity. But
                 when I looked at his height and his reach, I didn't take
                 him up on that.
                   In a world today where enemies are real--the kind who
                 seek to destroy others because of their religion--it is
                 important to remember there is a lot of real estate
                 between a political opponent and a true enemy. In
                 government we expect spirited and principled debate where
                 ideas compete and the best ones prevail. There will be
                 issues where people of good conscience cannot come
                 together, but let us never let what cannot be done
                 interfere with what can be done. Events in the world and
                 threats will continue to challenge us--terrorism, the
                 economy, and growing debt.
                   Nearly 24 years ago, I was sworn in as a U.S. Senator.
                 Since that time, I have been honored to work with you and
                 others on all the priorities facing our country and many
                 more. Public service has been a blessing and a labor of
                 love for me. Little in life could be more fulfilling.
                   But I look forward to the next chapter in my life. I am
                 neither shy nor retiring. There are ways to serve, and
                 elective office is only one of them. I plan to continue
                 fighting for Missouri and national priorities from a
                 different vantage point.
                   Throughout 40 years of public life, I have met many
                 wonderful people. I have visited every area of the State
                 every term I have served in office. The people I have met
                 in office and the people I have worked with have made the
                 job so rewarding I decided to stay longer. The people of
                 Missouri have been my most trusted and valuable advisers,
                 and I thank them for giving me support and helping me to
                 identify not only the challenges but the solutions.
                   In addition to my colleagues and friends, there are too
                 many others to thank, but let me give you the first one.
                 First, to my patient family--my wife Linda, the light and
                 love of my life; my talented, charming daughter-in-law
                 Margaret, and my son Sam, whom I regard as my personal
                 hero for his service as a marine ground-intelligence
                 officer in Iraq.
                   Thanks to all who have worked for me in my office, on my
                 committees, and those who have helped me with political
                 activities--hundreds and thousands over the years. Some
                 were not born when I started, others have passed away.
                 Fortunately, many are still here.
                   As Mitch said, I thank my political adversaries for
                 keeping me nimble and the media for keeping me humble.
                 Most of all, I thank the voters of Missouri for sending me
                 to Jefferson City three times and Washington, DC, four
                 times to represent them. There is no greater honor. I have
                 been truly blessed to be entrusted by them with the
                 responsibility of public office. I thank you from the
                 bottom of my heart.
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                                          TRIBUTES

                                             TO

                                     CHRISTOPHER S. BOND
                                  Proceedings in the Senate
                                                 Tuesday, November 30, 2010
                   Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, 16 Senators will retire
                 this year. There is a pretty big turnover in this body,
                 but that is a lot of Senators at once. We are losing an
                 enormous amount of talent, but, of course, we are gaining
                 a lot of talent with the new Senators.
                   I wish to show my respect for those who have served,
                 which I will do in a summary fashion because we are
                 talking about 16 individuals with very complex and
                 distinguished backgrounds.
                   One might ask, what are the characteristics of a
                 Senator? There are a lot of different answers to that,
                 depending on your background and attitude toward politics
                 and government. First, I have always thought that one
                 characteristic of almost every Member of the Senate is
                 that he or she probably was a first grader sitting in the
                 front row, hand in the air waiting to be recognized. This
                 is an eager bunch or you would not have gotten here.
                   Second, it is a group of risk takers. Most people who
                 end up in the Senate get here because a lot of other
                 people who wanted to be Senators were standing around
                 waiting for the right time to run. A lot of people who
                 were elected to the Senate seemed to have no chance of
                 winning at the time they decided to run, but the voters
                 decided differently, and here they are.
                   Third, we are almost all professional and congenial.
                 That is a big help. It is almost a requirement in an
                 organization of 100 individuals who spend almost all their
                 time with one another, who serve in a body that operates
                 by unanimous consent, when just one Senator can bring the
                 whole place to a halt, and whose job basically is to argue
                 about some of the most difficult issues that face the
                 American people. So it helps that almost every Member of
                 the Senate is an especially congenial person.
                   Back in Tennessee, people often say to me it must be
                 rough being in that job. They are awfully mean up there.
                 The truth is, I don't know of a more congenial group than
                 the Members of the Senate. We begin the day in the gym.
                 The next thing you know we are at a Prayer Breakfast, and
                 then we are at a committee hearing. Then we are on the
                 floor voting, and then we have lunch. It goes through the
                 day until 7 or 8 o'clock, or sometimes later. We live
                 together and we get along very well. We know and respect
                 each other.
                   Not long ago, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Udall of New
                 Mexico) and I were having dinner together with our wives.
                 We were lamenting the loss of families who know one
                 another, the way it happened when his father was serving
                 in Congress and when I first came to the Senate to work
                 for Senator Baker. And that's true. We've lost some of
                 that. Still, there is an enormous amount of affection and
                 good will here. You don't always get to be very close
                 friends in this job, but you get to be very good
                 acquaintances, and you learn to respect people for their
                 strengths.
                   Senator Domenici said, when he left, that we don't do a
                 very good job of saying goodbye here. That is true. As one
                 part of saying goodbye, I wish to say at least one good
                 thing about each one of the 16 retiring Senators. Much
                 more could be said about each, of course. Mostly, I am
                 going in alphabetical order. ...
                   Senator Kit Bond was a Governor. He and I once served as
                 law clerks on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for two
                 judges who helped integrate the South, Judges Tuttle and
                 Wisdom. Senator Bond has a great many things that could be
                 said about him. What most of us admire greatly about his
                 time here is his devotion to our intelligence community
                 and national security, as vice chairman of our
                 Intelligence Committee, making sure our intelligence
                 agencies have the tools they need to prevent terrorist
                 attacks on America. ...
                   It has been my privilege to serve with these 16
                 Senators. We thank them for their service to our country.
                 They have had a chance to serve in what we regard as the
                 world's greatest deliberative body; it is a special
                 institution. We will miss their leadership, and we hope
                 they will stay in touch with us because they are not just
                 retiring Senators, they are all our friends.
                   I yield the floor.
                                                Wednesday, December 8, 2010
                   Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that
                 there be printed as a Senate document a compilation of
                 materials from the Congressional Record in tribute to
                 retiring Members of the 111th Congress, and that Members
                 have until Thursday, December 16, to submit such tributes.

                   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so
                 ordered.
                                                  Friday, December 10, 2010
                   Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to
                 our colleagues who are departing the Senate after
                 distinguished service on behalf of their States and on
                 behalf of the Nation. I have been privileged to work with
                 these individuals, to learn from them, to collaborate and
                 cooperate with them, and to, in some small way, help them
                 do what they have done so well--represent their States
                 with fidelity, with great effort, and to move the agenda
                 of the Nation forward. ...
                   Kit Bond and Linda Bond have served with such
                 distinction. As a member of the Appropriations Committee,
                 he has made wise and judicious decisions about how we
                 invest in this country. In that process, he never forgot
                 the obligation to groups who are often overlooked.
                   One of the areas where he has done so much work, and so
                 effectively, has been on the issue of homelessness. His
                 efforts, joined by our colleagues and friends, Barbara
                 Mikulski and Patty Murray, have made a real difference in
                 providing effective and efficient shelter for so many in
                 our large communities and in our rural areas, who
                 otherwise literally would be on the streets of America.
                 One of the most disheartening images in this country is to
                 see people who are forced to be on the streets. There are
                 many reasons for that. Kit Bond has done a lot to ensure
                 there is at least a capacity to help people who need that
                 kind of help. I thank him for that and commend him for so
                 much of what he has done for the people of Missouri and
                 the people of this Nation. ...
                   To all of these colleagues and their families, my
                 deepest appreciation and my profoundest respect.

                   Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I rise again to recognize the
                 service of another great Federal employee. This is a
                 tradition that was started by our friend and former
                 colleague, Senator Kaufman, and I am proud to carry on
                 that tradition. But I first want to say that I appreciate
                 the remarks of the Presiding Officer (Mr. Reed) about our
                 colleagues who are leaving this body, and I share his
                 great respect for not only Senator Kaufman but all of the
                 colleagues who are leaving the body at the end of this
                 Congress. ...
                                                 Tuesday, December 14, 2010
                   Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to
                 my old friend, Kit Bond, a man who has dedicated the
                 better part of four decades to public service, and who has
                 never failed in all those years to put the people of
                 Missouri ahead of himself.
                   As Kit puts it:

                   Serving Missouri has been my life's work. ... I have
                 walked the land, fished its rivers and been humbled by the
                 honesty and hard work of our people. The highest honor is
                 to receive and safeguard the public trust.

                   But Kit also knew when to leave the field to somebody
                 else. As he put it in his retirement announcement last
                 year before a packed Missouri house chamber:

                   In 1973, I became Missouri's youngest Governor ... I do
                 not aspire to become Missouri's oldest Senator.

                   It may have been the one ambition Kit did not pursue.
                   Born in St. Louis, Kit is a sixth generation Missourian.
                 He grew up in Mexico, MO, where his grandfather founded
                 the A.P. Green Fire Brick Company, the largest employer in
                 town. Kit and Linda still call Mexico home.
                   Kit has always been an overachiever. He graduated cum
                 laude from Princeton University and first in his class
                 from the University of Virginia School of Law. After that,
                 he moved to Atlanta to clerk for one of the great pioneers
                 of the civil rights movement, Judge Elbert Tuttle of the
                 Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
                   After that, Kit went home to Missouri to practice law.
                 In 1968, he ran for Congress and lost, but he did not lose
                 his taste for politics. A year later, he was appointed
                 assistant attorney general, where he ran the Consumer
                 Protection Division under Attorney General John Danforth.
                 The future Senate colleagues would become close friends,
                 political allies, and dominant figures in Missouri
                 politics for more than a generation.
                   In 1970, Kit was elected State auditor, and in 1972, at
                 the tender age of 33, he was elected as the youngest
                 Governor in the history of Missouri, and its first
                 Republican Governor in 32 years. It was an extraordinary
                 achievement, followed by an equally extraordinary series
                 of events. Four years after winning the seat, he lost it
                 to a Democrat named Joe Teasdale. But 4 years after that,
                 he won it back from the same guy.
                   As Governor, one of Kit's greatest accomplishments was
                 working with the Democratic legislature to take the
                 Parents as Teachers Pilot Program statewide--a program
                 that was designed to help parents prepare their children
                 for the classroom and help them score higher on
                 standardized tests.
                   As a young father and Governor, Kit saw how important
                 the program was for his own son Sam. ``As a parent looking
                 for an `owner's manual' to care for a new baby,'' Kit
                 said, ``[Parents for Teachers] was my lifeline.'' So in
                 1984, Kit signed a bill requiring all Missouri school
                 districts to provide Parents as Teachers services.
                   Since its inception in the mid-1980s, this program has
                 been immensely successful and helpful to parents all
                 across Missouri, serving 3 million children in the State.
                 Today, the Parents as Teachers Program includes 3,000
                 programs and has expanded to all 50 States and 7
                 countries.
                   As Governor, Kit was also a strong advocate for
                 biotechnology and the expansion of community health
                 centers to underserved areas.
                   After his success as a two-term Governor, Kit decided to
                 follow his former boss, Senator Jack Danforth, to
                 Washington. He won his first term with 53 percent of the
                 vote, becoming the only Republican that year to capture a
                 seat previously held by a Democrat. For the last 24 years,
                 Kit has been a leader of this body.
                   There is no stronger advocate for the men and women of
                 our Armed Forces than Kit Bond. He has worked hard to
                 ensure that our Nation's veterans get the care they need
                 and deserve. He has become an expert on Southeast Asian
                 affairs, last year coauthoring a book on Southeast Asia
                 and Islam entitled The Next Front: Southeast Asia and the
                 Road to Global Peace with Islam. ``It is not difficult to
                 convince a Senator to write a book,'' Kit said. ``The hard
                 part is convincing people to read it.''
                   The Senate is indebted to Kit for his service as vice
                 chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
                 He has worked tirelessly to conduct responsible oversight
                 of our Nation's intelligence community. He worked closely
                 with former Chairman Rockefeller and our current chair,
                 Dianne Feinstein. In doing so, they showed all of us the
                 importance of working together in a bipartisan fashion on
                 matters of national security.
                   Kit was instrumental in the passage of the Protect
                 America Act and the subsequent Foreign Intelligence
                 Surveillance Amendment Act of 2008. He worked tirelessly
                 behind the scenes and across the aisle to combat
                 widespread misinformation about these bills.
                   Regarding the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, Kit said,
                 ``There is nothing to fear in [this] bill, unless you have
                 Al Qaeda on your speed dial.'' Over the years, Kit worked
                 hard to improve Missouri's transportation and
                 infrastructure. Legend has it that his staunch protection
                 of Missouri's highway funds even led to a physical
                 altercation one day with our former colleague, Senator
                 Moynihan. The details are a little murky with the passage
                 of time, and Pat denied it ever happened. But Kit claims
                 to have been the last Senator to be ``slugged'' on the
                 Senate floor. The rest of us learned an important lesson
                 that day: Don't mess with Missouri's highway funding.
                   I think anyone who knows Kit well will tell you the last
                 10 years have been some of the happiest for him. Linda has
                 made Kit a new man. I understand she has improved his
                 diet, his fitness routine, and, thank heavens, his
                 wardrobe. He has proudly watched his son Sam stand up and
                 defend the Nation Kit has served his entire life. First
                 Lieutenant Sam Bond served two tours in Iraq, the last as
                 a scout-sniper platoon leader, where he conducted close
                 reconnaissance and surveillance operations in order to
                 gain intelligence on the enemy. We all thank him for his
                 courage and his sacrifice in defending our freedom and
                 security.
                   Now, I would be remiss if I failed to acknowledge
                 another one of Kit's loved ones--his dog Tiger, who has
                 become sort of a YouTube celebrity around here. Tiger is,
                 of course, named after Kit's beloved University of
                 Missouri Tigers, and her favorite pastime is lying under
                 Kit's desk and destroying a stuffed University of Kansas
                 Jayhawk. Tiger may not be the kind of dog one would
                 imagine for the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence
                 Committee. Even Kit admits she is a little bit of a
                 froufrou pet. But in Tiger's defense, Kit likes to point
                 out that the last time she saw FDIC Chair Sheila Bair, she
                 would not stop barking. Chairman Bair has not one but two
                 degrees from the University of Kansas. ``I think she
                 sniffed it out,'' Bond said.
                   Kit has had a tremendous career in public service. He
                 has been elected seven times in Missouri, from State
                 auditor to his four terms in the Senate--more than anyone
                 else in the history of the Show-Me State.
                   Looking back, Kit says his political adversaries kept
                 him nimble, and the media kept him humble. Whatever the
                 formula, Kit has been an outstanding Senator, and we will
                 miss him terribly. I am sure it is hard for Missourians to
                 imagine Kit outside of office. It is no easier for his
                 colleagues to imagine the Senate without Kit. As his
                 fourth term draws to a close, history will show he has
                 served the people of Missouri and the people of this
                 Nation with passion, honor, and integrity. He will be
                 missed.
                   Let me just add, back in the mid-1980s, I started off in
                 the very last seat back there, and these were not great
                 years for Republicans. We had two freshmen my first year,
                 and two freshmen 2 years later, Senator Bond and Senator
                 McCain. So seniority being what it is in the Senate, I got
                 to move out of the very last chair, moving over two more
                 chairs, and Bond and McCain came back there and joined us.
                   We were such power players in those days, we referred to
                 ourselves as the ``Not Quite Ready for Prime Time
                 Players.''
                   But I must say to my friend from Missouri, you have come
                 a long way from those early days. You have made an
                 enormous difference in the Senate, and we will all miss
                 you greatly.

                   The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Missouri.

                   Mr. BOND. Thank you, Leader McConnell, for your very
                 kind and generous words.
                   Since I announced I was not running for reelection, I
                 have been overwhelmed by the nice things folks have been
                 saying about me. There is nothing like being eulogized
                 while you are still breathing. To my good friend Mitch, it
                 has been a long time since we sat back in the corner as
                 the ``Not Quite Ready for Prime Time Players,'' but while
                 I never made it to prime time, except, of course, one
                 appearance as a very less-than-best-selling author on the
                 ``Jon Stewart Show,'' you certainly have arrived.
                   You have led us through many difficult and protracted
                 debates. Through all of it, you have been an agile,
                 disciplined, and courteous negotiator, with a good sense
                 of humor. You kept us together on many tough votes, at
                 least as much as is possible to keep 40-something
                 different, independent minds all together or, as I like to
                 say, 40 frogs in a wheelbarrow. But I thank you, Mitch.
                 While I have occasionally caused you heartburn--I realize
                 that--I have always appreciated your intelligence, your
                 leadership, and your friendship. You and Elaine are very
                 close friends of Linda and me, and we wish you both the
                 very best for the future.

                   Mrs. McCASKILL. Mr. President, I think it goes without
                 saying there are things Senator Bond and I might disagree
                 on, but today is not a time to talk about those things. I
                 rise for a few minutes to talk about Senator Bond and the
                 things I most respect and admire him for. It could be a
                 very long list, and I don't want to take too long, but I
                 am going to hit the high points of the things I think
                 demand that anyone who has paid attention to Missouri
                 needs to respect and admire this man for.
                   First, for 42 years, he has served the State of
                 Missouri. Let us start there. He loves the State we call
                 home. I would say that he knows it better than any living
                 person in the world. He understands it, he is dedicated to
                 it, and he has made Missouri his life's work. For that, he
                 deserves my respect and admiration.
                   Second, he has made major sacrifices to serve. As the
                 leader said, he graduated first in his class from the
                 University of Virginia Law School; a graduate from
                 Princeton. I don't need to explain to anybody in the
                 Senate what that could mean in terms of one's career, in
                 terms of making money. Christopher ``Kit'' Bond could have
                 been wealthy beyond anyone's imagination. He had the
                 intellect, he had the personality to succeed in any
                 business that he decided to engage in, and certainly in
                 the practice of law.
                   I think in today's world there is so much cynicism about
                 the people who choose a career of political service. This
                 is a great example for civics classes throughout this
                 country, to see that this is what we are talking about--
                 someone who chose not to make big bucks, not to travel the
                 halls of power in the private sector, but to toil in the
                 fields of being a public servant. Yes, there are many
                 things about being a public servant that are grand and
                 glorious, but there is a lot that is not.
                   I would challenge anyone to go to as many farm bureau
                 picnics as my colleague has gone to and not admit a little
                 bit of fatigue. I would challenge anyone to have attended
                 as many State fairs as my colleague has attended and not
                 confess a little fatigue. I would challenge anyone to go
                 to what my dad used to call the ``slick ham suppers'' in
                 small communities across the State after a long week of
                 work, because he knew there were people there who were
                 going to be rewarded by his presence and that it was part
                 of his job. He realized that was very important. So I am
                 very respectful and have great admiration for the fact
                 that he has toiled in the field of public service for all
                 these years.
                   Third, I respect and admire how proud he is of his
                 family and how devoted he is to his wife. It is wonderful
                 to behold when someone exudes love and admiration and
                 devotion to those people who are most important to all of
                 us--our families. I have watched Senator Bond as he began
                 to immerse himself in foreign policy, and I know it was
                 because he went to bed every night and woke up every
                 morning thinking of Sam, and Sam's service and what Sam
                 was doing and feeling, that compelled him to do as much as
                 he could in the Halls of Congress to help men and women
                 such as Sam Bond throughout our world.
                   Fourth, and maybe this is the best one, Senator Kit Bond
                 is not afraid of a fight. I think that is terrific. You
                 know, Missouri is a tough State. It is a tough State in
                 that anybody who tells you their reelection is certain
                 does not know or understand Missouri. Every election is a
                 battle in Missouri. He has a record of nine and two in
                 those elections. And for our beloved team, the Missouri
                 Tigers, he and I would take that record any year in
                 football. He has had three campaigns for Governor and four
                 campaigns for the Senate from the State of Missouri, and
                 his record is nine and one in those elections. Let me tell
                 you, that is one remarkable achievement because in
                 Missouri we have some strong-minded folks. We have a bunch
                 of folks on one end who are very loud and very
                 opinionated, and they are not going anywhere, and we have
                 a bunch of folks on the other end who are just as loud and
                 just as opinionated, and they are not going anywhere. But
                 in the middle we have a grand and glorious group of very
                 stubbornly independent people.
                   I like to point out to people that the State of Missouri
                 elected John Ashcroft Governor and Harriett Woods
                 Lieutenant Governor in the same election. Now, many of you
                 may not know who Harriett Woods is, but I can assure you
                 my colleague and I both know these two people--John
                 Ashcroft and Harriett Woods--and they had absolutely
                 nothing in common. They had completely divergent
                 ideological views of the world, yet Missourians elected
                 both of them. Why? I will tell you what that grand and
                 gloriously stubborn streak of independents want in
                 Missouri--they want someone with a smile.
                   Check for Kit Bond--when you think of Kit Bond, you
                 think of him smiling. Even if his teeth are gritted, and
                 he is telling you something you don't want to hear or you
                 can tell he is angry at you, he is still grinning. They
                 appreciate his intellect. He has always been an
                 intellectual giant, and that is important when you are
                 toiling the fields of public service. His integrity. There
                 was never a doubt in all of these years of Kit Bond's
                 service that this was not a man of the very highest
                 integrity. And finally, a work ethic. And gee howdy,
                 Missourians want a work ethic. They want somebody who
                 understands that they are working hard and they want to
                 see you working hard, and that is exactly what Senator
                 Bond has done for these 42 years. He has worked very hard,
                 even down to planting his chestnut trees himself on the
                 farm in Mexico.
                   So the magic formula of a ready smile, intellect,
                 integrity, and an amazing work ethic has put him in the
                 same category as some of Missouri's very greatest. From
                 Thomas Hart Benton to Senator Christopher ``Kit'' Bond, he
                 has shown the world and shown our country what hard work,
                 what somebody who loves the middle of America and all that
                 it represents can do in the Senate.
                   He has been a wonderful role model for many of us in
                 Missouri, even if we don't always agree on every issue.
                 And by the way, I will tell this story today: When I took
                 my desk in the State auditor's office, there is a
                 tradition in the State auditor's office in Missouri that
                 all the previous State auditors' pictures are around your
                 office on a photorail at the top. I sat down at my desk on
                 the first day having been elected State auditor, and I
                 looked up and who was directly across from me--Kit Bond
                 and John Ashcroft. I will confess I moved the order so I
                 didn't have to look at both of you every single day. But
                 you were a reminder to me that there are many different
                 ways to serve.
                   It is with a great deal of reluctance that I say
                 farewell to Senator Kit Bond in the Senate. He has served
                 here well, he has served his State well, and I hope he
                 remains a colleague and friend of mine for many years to
                 come.
                   With the utmost admiration and respect, I yield the
                 floor.

                   The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Dakota is
                 recognized.

                   Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I also want to add my voice
                 in respect and recognition for the service of Senator Kit
                 Bond. He has been a terrific colleague. We have jousted
                 over issues such as water policy affecting our two States,
                 but he has always conducted himself with honor and
                 integrity. He will be missed in this Chamber.
                                               Wednesday, December 15, 2010
                   Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that
                 the order for the printing of tributes be modified to
                 provide that Members have until sine die of the 111th
                 Congress, 2d session, to submit tributes and that the
                 order for printing remain in effect.

                   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so
                 ordered.
                                                Thursday, December 16, 2010
                   Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I would like to take a few
                 minutes today to pay tribute to a longtime colleague, the
                 senior Senator from Missouri, who like me will be leaving
                 this body in a few short weeks. It has been an honor to
                 serve with him, and I wish him, his wife Linda, and his
                 son Samuel--who is bravely serving his Nation as a first
                 lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps--and the rest of his
                 family the best of luck in the future.
                   Senator Bond, or Kit as many of us know him, knew at an
                 early age that his calling was public service. After
                 earning his law degree and practicing for a few years here
                 in Washington, DC, he returned to Missouri to run for the
                 U.S. House of Representatives in 1968. While he was
                 unsuccessful in that first run, at the young age of 29 he
                 caught the eye of the then-Missouri Attorney General John
                 Danforth, who hired him as an assistant attorney general.
                   After heading the Attorney General's Office of Consumer
                 Protection, Kit was elected in his own right to serve as
                 Missouri's State auditor, and later went on to two terms
                 as Governor of Missouri. He still holds the distinction of
                 having been the youngest Governor elected in his State's
                 history at the age of 33.
                   Kit was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986. During his
                 time in this body, he has established himself as a strong
                 advocate for the people and interests of the State of
                 Missouri. He has also established himself as a national
                 leader on issues that are important not only to his State
                 but to our Nation as a whole.
                   For years, as a member and later chairman of the Small
                 Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, he has served as
                 a leading voice for small businesses.
                   As the vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on
                 Intelligence, Senator Bond has worked continuously to
                 ensure our Nation's intelligence community has the tools
                 and resources necessary to keep us safe. Throughout his
                 career in the Senate, he has also been a knowledgeable,
                 leading voice on matters of importance to veterans, and
                 has time and again proven his unwavering support for our
                 men and women in uniform.
                   As a member of the Appropriations Committee, and
                 chairman and ranking member of the Transportation and
                 Housing Subcommittee, he has played a significant role in
                 advocating for improvements to our Nation's roads and
                 other vital infrastructure.
                   These are just some of the areas for which Senator Bond
                 will no doubt be remembered. But I would like to take a
                 moment to speak to an issue that he and I have worked
                 together for many years, for which he may not receive the
                 attention he deserves--his strong advocacy for the health
                 of our Nation's children and families.
                   Senator Bond and I have worked together on these issues
                 for many years. In 1991, his support was vital to gaining
                 enactment of a piece of legislation of which I am most
                 proud--the Family and Medical Leave Act. To date, this
                 bill has been used more than 100 million times to ensure
                 that workers can care for ailing loved ones, or care for a
                 new child, without the fear of losing their job. This
                 seems like common sense now, but it took 7 years, and two
                 Presidential vetoes to finally see this important law
                 enacted.
                   That wouldn't have happened without the involvement of
                 Kit Bond.
                   He also was one of the key supporters of the successful
                 effort in 2009 to ensure that airline workers have full
                 access to their Family and Medical Leave Act benefits.
                   Senator Bond and I have also partnered over the years to
                 improve maternal and child health and end preventable
                 birth defects. I was proud to be a cosponsor of the Birth
                 Defects Prevention Act of 1998, which he authored. I was
                 also honored to partner with him and others again in 2003,
                 when we were successful in passing the Birth Defects and
                 Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act. These measures
                 helped to establish, and then expand, the role of the
                 Centers for Disease Control in researching and developing
                 solutions to the problems posed by birth defects and
                 developmental disabilities.
                   He was also a key Republican sponsor, along with Senator
                 Hatch of Utah, of the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act,
                 which I authored in the 110th Congress. This legislation
                 is the next step in our work together, and seeks to
                 educate every parent, and provide access for every
                 newborn, to a battery of lifesaving prenatal tests. This
                 landmark legislation helps build on the successes which we
                 have had on this issue in the past, and I was pleased that
                 Senator Bond was a supporter yet again, as he has been
                 throughout his career in the Senate.
                   While we did not always see eye to eye on every issue,
                 Senator Bond was always someone with whom those policy
                 disagreements were never personal. He has been an
                 honorable legislator, and a valued colleague during our
                 time serving in the Senate together.
                   Once again, I would like to wish Senator Bond, his wife
                 Linda, his son Samuel and his family, and all their
                 extended family the very best in all their future
                 endeavors.

                   Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I want to join my colleagues
                 in paying tribute to Senator Bond as he prepares to leave
                 the Senate.
                   Senator Bond and I came to the Senate together in 1987.
                 While we have not seen eye to eye on some issues, I have
                 admired his passion and convictions as he worked to
                 faithfully represent his State.
                   Even before coming to the Senate, Kit Bond had a
                 distinguished career in public service for the State of
                 Missouri serving as assistant attorney general, State
                 auditor, and later as Governor. He cares deeply about his
                 home State, which is evidenced by his long list of
                 accomplishments in the Senate--a robust highway bill,
                 targeted investments in public housing and infrastructure,
                 and a strong national defense to name just a few.
                   Senator Bond and I have long shared a common interest in
                 the Missouri River. Though we disagree on how it should be
                 managed and the ability of our States to utilize this
                 resource, I have enormous respect for my colleague for his
                 passion in defending Missouri's claims to it.
                   In particular, I deeply appreciated Senator Bond's work
                 with me on the Dakota Water Resources Act. This
                 legislation was critical for the economic future of North
                 Dakota. During discussions on the bill, he was a tenacious
                 advocate for his State's interests. His diligence in
                 representing his State, coupled with his willingness to
                 gain a better understanding of the water needs of my
                 State, ultimately helped us reach a compromise acceptable
                 to both States. The people of Missouri can be proud of his
                 work fighting for their interests.
                   Senator Bond has been a man of his word who served his
                 State and country with distinction. I wish him well in his
                 future endeavors.

                   Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I join my colleagues in
                 appreciation and admiration of Senator Kit Bond. Kit has
                 been a faithful public servant to the people of Missouri
                 for many years. I feel privileged to have had the
                 opportunity to serve alongside him in the U.S. Senate.
                   Before being elected to this body, Kit made a strong
                 impression as a student, a lawyer, and a public servant.
                 He graduated cum laude from Princeton University, and was
                 first in his law school class at the University of
                 Virginia. He practiced law as an assistant attorney
                 general for the State of Missouri under John Danforth, who
                 himself was a future Senator from the Show-Me State. His
                 colleagues at that time included John Ashcroft, who also
                 went on to serve in this Chamber, and future Supreme Court
                 Justice Clarence Thomas.
                   Kit often jokes that he transitioned from the second
                 most hated career--a lawyer--to the first: a politician.
                 The people of Missouri have repeatedly affirmed that he
                 made the right choice. They elected him to be their State
                 auditor. They elected him as the youngest Governor in
                 Missouri's history. And they have elected him four times
                 to represent them in the U.S. Senate.
                   Senator Bond brought many of his passions as Governor to
                 this Chamber, including his longtime support for
                 Missouri's successful Parents as Teachers Program. He also
                 kept a special place in his heart for issues relating to
                 children. In time he rose to become a senior member of the
                 Appropriations Committee as well as the Environment and
                 Public Works Committee.
                   Senator Bond and I worked most closely together on
                 issues relating to national defense and foreign affairs.
                 In this Congress alone, he and I jointly introduced the
                 Military Voting Protection Act of 2009, the Iran
                 Democratic Transition Act of 2010, and a resolution
                 affirming Israel's right to self-defense. His leadership
                 as vice chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence
                 has been a lasting contribution to the security of our
                 Nation,
                   Kit has helped shape legislation that will govern our
                 Nation for years to come, but his spirit is what I will
                 miss the most. As he has said:

                   Serving Missouri has been my life's work. I have walked
                 the land, fished its rivers, and been humbled by the
                 honesty and hard work of our people. The highest honor is
                 to receive and safeguard the public trust.

                   In his retirement, Kit will now have the opportunity to
                 focus his time on his other loves: his wife Linda, his son
                 Sam, and his new daughter-in-law Margaret. The Mizzou
                 Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals will also likely see
                 him in the stands more often. Sandy and I wish both Kit
                 and Linda the very best as they continue their journey
                 together.
                                                Saturday, December 18, 2010
                   Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, with the retirement of
                 Senator Kit Bond at the close of this Congress, the Senate
                 will lose one of its most respected veteran Members, and a
                 truly distinguished individual with a distinguished career
                 in public service will come to an end. Of course, we would
                 expect big things from a young man who graduated with
                 honors from Princeton and first in his class at the
                 University of Virginia Law School, and Kit Bond did not
                 disappoint.
                   At age 29, he became assistant attorney general of
                 Missouri, serving under former Senator John Danforth. At
                 age 33, he was elected Governor of the State of Missouri,
                 serving two terms. In 1986, he was elected to the Senate,
                 where he has now served for nearly a quarter of a century.
                   Over the years, Kit Bond has been a great friend and a
                 frequent collaborator, especially on the Appropriations
                 Committee. For example, in 1993, when the Midwest was
                 devastated by historic floods, Senator Bond was the senior
                 appropriator in the minority party from the nine impacted
                 States, and I was the senior appropriator in the majority
                 party. We took the lead in the Senate, working together
                 very effectively to rally Federal assistance to victims
                 all across the stricken Midwest.
                   Over the years, we have worked together to improve the
                 locks and dams along the Upper Mississippi. I can say I
                 think we are both proud of our work in the early part of
                 this decade, forging an agreement to authorize the
                 modernization of five of the critical locks so that our
                 goods can move more efficiently up and down the river. We
                 worked very hard for about 4 years to bring together a
                 remarkable coalition of industry and agriculture and the
                 environmental community to make this project possible.
                   Senator Bond and I are members of a breed of Senators
                 affectionately known around here as ``pavers.'' We both
                 believe very strongly that it is a cardinal responsibility
                 of the Federal Government to invest generously in a first-
                 class national transportation infrastructure--the roads,
                 the bridges, the locks, the dams, and so on--what we call
                 the arteries and the veins of commerce.
                   Senator Bond and I have also collaborated frequently to
                 boost the rural economy and improve the quality of life of
                 the people who live in our rural communities. In
                 particular, we have used funding through the Housing and
                 Urban Development Subcommittee of Appropriations to
                 approve housing for people of modest means, with a
                 particular focus on rural areas. On this score, I would
                 note Senator Bond was a ``compassionate conservative''
                 long before that term came into fashion. He cares deeply
                 about the well-being of the less fortunate in our society,
                 giving them both a helping hand and a hand up. In the mid-
                 1990s, I was proud to work with Senator Bond on the first
                 bipartisan welfare reform bill, modeled, I might say, on
                 the very successful welfare-to-work program we had in
                 Iowa.
                   Over the years, Senator Bond has recruited and retained
                 an exceptionally talented staff.
                   In particular, I will cite Jon Kamarck, his outstanding
                 lead staffer for many years on the Appropriations
                 Committee, with whom I have had the pleasure of working on
                 many occasions. I know Senator Bond also places great
                 store by his longtime staffer and current chief of staff,
                 Brian Klippenstein--who, by the way, had the good sense to
                 marry a Democrat from the State of Iowa.
                   Mr. President, the Senate has been fortunate to have a
                 Senator of Kit Bond's high caliber and character for the
                 last 24 years. In so many ways, he represents the very
                 best in this body--a passion for public service, a
                 willingness to reach across the aisle to get important
                 things done, and an insistence on the highest ethical
                 standards. He has always been determined to do the right
                 thing for the people of Missouri and the entire United
                 States.
                   For me, it has been a great honor to be his friend and
                 colleague for the last 24 years. Our friendship, of
                 course, will continue. I wish Kit and Linda the very best
                 in the years ahead.
                   I yield the floor.

                   Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, At the end of each session of
                 Congress it has long been a tradition in the Senate to
                 take a moment to express our appreciation and say goodbye
                 to those who will not be returning in January for the
                 beginning of the next Congress. One of those I know we
                 will all miss in the months to come is Kit Bond.
                   I still remember the first time Kit Bond was drawn to
                 our attention on a national basis. It was 1974 and then-
                 Governor Kit Bond was being honored for his work in State
                 and municipal affairs by the Jaycees as one of the Ten
                 Outstanding Young Americans of that year. He was in his
                 thirties and he was already making his mark in the day-to-
                 day life of his home State at a time when most people his
                 age were still trying to find the ``right'' career to
                 focus their energies on that would be both challenging and
                 rewarding. After seeing him so recognized and realizing
                 what it meant, I was inspired myself. I have been in awe
                 of him ever since.
                   That honor Kit received so many years ago proved to be
                 one of the first to come his way during a four-decade
                 career that now includes his service to the people of
                 Missouri on the State and the Federal level. Over the
                 years he has been a champion for the people of his home
                 State and that is why they have elected and reelected him
                 numerous times. Simply put, he has been an outstanding and
                 highly effective legislator.
                   It is no secret. Kit has an amazing resume. Actually, it
                 is more a record of success that lists what he has
                 achieved and the results he has been able to obtain that
                 reflect the work he has been a part of that has helped to
                 make our country a better place for us all to live.
                   Looking back, Kit had already begun to make a name for
                 himself when he graduated from the University of
                 Virginia's law school. He was first in his class and had a
                 number of opportunities awaiting him, some of which he
                 explored, before he returned home to Missouri. Once there
                 he began his career of public service as the State's
                 assistant attorney general under former Senator John
                 Danforth.
                   Soon thereafter Kit won his first statewide race when he
                 was elected to serve as State auditor. Two years after
                 that, he became the State's first Republican to serve as
                 Governor since the days of World War II. He was also the
                 youngest Governor the State had ever had.
                   As Governor he learned a lot of lessons that stemmed
                 from being a Republican Governor with a general assembly
                 with 70 percent Democratic majorities in both houses. He
                 has commented that those days taught him a great deal
                 about the meaning of bipartisanship. That is why, when he
                 ran for and won a Senate seat, he soon became known for
                 his ability to work with all of his colleagues on a long
                 list of issues.
                   Over the years, for example, he has been a tireless
                 supporter of our Nation's military. He has also been a
                 fighter for our veterans and their right to the benefits
                 they have earned through their service.
                   Another issue close to his heart has been the need to
                 increase the availability of safe and affordable housing
                 and improve the infrastructure of Missouri and the rest of
                 the Nation.
                   These and many other issues Kit has taken up during his
                 career reflect his belief in the importance of doing
                 everything we can today to make our tomorrows better for
                 our children and our grandchildren--since their future is
                 ours, too.
                   I know I am not the only one who will have a moment from
                 time to time next year when I will wish Kit was still
                 here, walking around with that trademark smile of his,
                 caught up in yet another battle for something he believed
                 in, something he knew would be important to the people of
                 Missouri and the future of our Nation.
                   Fortunately, whenever we feel the need for a little of
                 his advice or an observation or two we will know where to
                 find him--just down the street, back home in Missouri.
                   Now that this chapter of Kit's life has ended, I have no
                 doubt another will soon begin. As Kit pointed out, ``there
                 are many ways to serve'' and ``elective office is only one
                 of them.''
                   As he leaves the Senate, I would like to thank him for
                 his willingness to serve; his wife Linda for her support
                 and encouragement along the way; his son Sam for his
                 heroic service in our Armed Forces; and all the members of
                 his family who stood behind him over the years.
                   Diana and I send our best wishes and heartfelt
                 appreciation to them all. We especially want to thank Kit
                 and Linda for their friendship and for all they have meant
                 to this Senate family of ours that extends from one corner
                 of our Nation to the other. Keep in touch. We will always
                 enjoy hearing from you with your thoughts about whatever
                 we happen to be taking up on the Senate floor. Good luck
                 and God bless.
                                                  Sunday, December 19, 2010
                   Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I rise today to speak in honor
                 of my good friend Senator Kit Bond. Senator Bond has
                 represented the people of Missouri in the U.S. Senate for
                 the last 24 years, and, at the end of this session, he
                 will depart for greener pastures. I think I speak for all
                 of my colleagues when I say that his presence will be
                 missed.
                   Kit was born in St. Louis, MO, in 1939. He is a sixth
                 generation Missourian and, after knowing Senator Bond for
                 many years, I know that the people of Missouri have never
                 been far from his thoughts. As a young man, he left
                 Missouri for a short time to attend college at Princeton
                 University and law school at the University of Virginia,
                 where he graduated first in his class. After law school,
                 he served as a law clerk for the Fifth Circuit Court of
                 Appeals before going to Washington, DC, to practice law
                 with the renowned law firm Covington & Burling.
                   Senator Bond returned home to Missouri in 1967 to begin
                 a long career in public service. After losing a brutally
                 close congressional election in 1968, Kit went to work for
                 the Missouri Attorney General's Office, serving under the
                 great former Senator John Danforth. In 1970, Kit was
                 elected Missouri State auditor at the age of 31. Then, 2
                 years later, when he was only 33 years old, he was elected
                 Governor of Missouri. Kit was the first Republican
                 Governor that State had seen in nearly three decades.
                   For me--and this may be a little selfish--the most
                 important accomplishment of Kit's first term was
                 rescinding Executive Order No. 44, which had been issued
                 by Missouri Governor Liburn Boggs in 1838 and ordered the
                 expulsion or extermination of all Mormons from the State
                 of Missouri. On June 25, 1976, then-Governor Bond
                 rescinded that order and issued an apology to the Mormons
                 on behalf of all Missourians. I remember that day clearly.
                 And, while I was not yet acquainted with Kit, he earned my
                 gratitude and respect.
                   As Governor, Senator Bond's star rose dramatically. He
                 was even considered as a potential running mate for
                 President Gerald Ford in 1976. Yet, in a surprising upset,
                 Kit lost his reelection bid for Governor that year. But,
                 Missourians soon came to regret this mistake and reelected
                 him to the Governor's office in 1980.
                   After finishing his second term as Governor--a
                 successful term by almost all accounts--Kit was elected to
                 the Senate in 1986. Thanks to his good judgment, his
                 commitment to his home State, and to his character, he was
                 reelected in 1992, 1998, and 2004.
                   For several years, I have had the pleasure of serving
                 with Kit on the Senate Intelligence Committee, where he
                 currently serves as vice chairman. From that position, I
                 have been able to see his wisdom and good judgment first
                 hand. It can be difficult serving on that committee,
                 working on important issues that, if everything goes
                 right, will never see the light of day. But, I can say
                 this--Senator Bond's commitment to our Nation's security
                 is second to none.
                   Mr. President, it has been an honor and privilege to
                 serve next to Senator Bond for these many years. I want to
                 wish him, his wife Linda, and their family the best of
                 luck in any future endeavors.
                                                  Monday, December 20, 2010
                   Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I wish to join my fellow
                 Senators to honor a colleague and a friend, Senator
                 Christopher Samuel ``Kit'' Bond, who, like me, will be
                 retiring from the Senate at the close of this Congress.
                   I have had the privilege of working with Senator Bond on
                 a variety of issues in the Senate for over a decade. He is
                 an advocate of our Nation's military, infrastructure and
                 energy needs, and intelligence community. The two of us
                 have stood together on numerous issues--most notably
                 advancing coal technology and maintaining a strong
                 national defense.
                   Representing Missouri, home to major military bases and
                 installations, Senator Bond has been instrumental in
                 ensuring that all citizens who are a part of our armed
                 services--including servicemembers, family members, and
                 survivors of veterans--are provided the world-class care
                 and benefits they have earned. Additionally, whether the
                 items of the day were funding for our Armed Forces and
                 intelligence communities or improving U.S. relations among
                 the international community, Senator Bond brought a voice
                 of wisdom and reason to the Senate and governing bodies
                 worldwide.
                   The Senate will not be the same without Senator Kit
                 Bond. In a time when America has needed leadership in the
                 Senate to address threats from conventional and
                 unconventional means, Senator Kit Bond has continued to
                 rise to the occasion by giving those who defend us the
                 critical tools needed to prepare and protect our Nation. I
                 will miss my friend Kit Bond.
                                               Wednesday, December 22, 2010
                   Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I would like to take a
                 few minutes to pay tribute to the 16 Senators who will be
                 departing this body at the end of the year.
                   I am grateful for the opportunity I have had to serve
                 alongside each of these Senators as colleagues and as
                 friends. All served their States with distinction and gave
                 their constituents strong voices in the world's greatest
                 deliberative body. Senators Evan Bayh, Robert Bennett, Kit
                 Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Roland Burris, Chris
                 Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Carte Goodwin, Judd
                 Gregg, Ted Kaufman, George LeMieux, Blanche Lincoln, Arlen
                 Specter, and George Voinovich each left an indelible mark
                 on the Senate, and I wish them well as they take on new
                 challenges and opportunities into the future.
                   I would like to speak briefly about a few of the
                 Senators I knew best and served with in committees to
                 recognize their contributions and accomplishments and
                 share my fond memories of them and the legacies they will
                 leave behind. ...
                   Kit Bond has a long and distinguished history of service
                 to the people of Missouri. As one of the longest serving
                 Members in the U.S. Senate and a former two-term Governor,
                 his life's work has been dedicated to the State of
                 Missouri.
                   In the Senate, Kit has been a respected leader on many
                 issues, such as national security, transportation, and
                 global economic competitiveness. While serving as the vice
                 chairman on the Senate Select Intelligence Committee, he
                 has worked hard to strengthen national security through
                 supporting the U.S. military and reforming the Nation's
                 intelligence community. As the leader of the Senate
                 National Guard Caucus, no one has done more to support the
                 role of the National Guard in our defense.
                   Kit and I have worked on many issues together during our
                 time in the Senate. In particular, last year when
                 Democratic lawmakers tried to push cap-and-trade bills
                 through Congress, Kit and I released the report, ``Climate
                 Change Legislation: A $3.6 Trillion Gas Tax.''
                   Our joint report revealed how climate legislation would
                 result in a massive new national gas tax on American
                 families, farmers, workers, and truckers--by increasing
                 the price of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.
                   It has been my pleasure to serve with Senator Bond. His
                 office has been next to mine for 12 years and it will not
                 be the same without that familiar cigar aroma lingering in
                 the second floor halls of Russell. Without a doubt, he
                 will be missed by his colleagues in the Senate and his
                 constituents in Missouri. ...
                   In conclusion, the departing Senators' contributions,
                 their dedicated service, and the issues they championed
                 will be remembered long after their final days in the
                 Senate.
                   I believe I can speak for my fellow Senators when I say
                 that we will all miss our departing friends.

                   Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, when the 111th Congress
                 draws to a close, we will bid farewell to 16 colleagues
                 who have collectively given more than 200 years of service
                 to our Nation through their service in the Senate. These
                 include seven of the Senate's most experienced Members.
                 People like Chris Dodd and Arlen Specter who have each
                 served five terms in the Senate. Kit Bond who has served
                 four terms and Bob Bennett, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold,
                 and Judd Gregg, who have each served three terms in this
                 Chamber. ...
                   I would also like to acknowledge the contributions of
                 Kit Bond, one of the foremost experts on our Nation's
                 transportation and infrastructure needs. I appreciate
                 Senator Bond's interest in understanding the unique
                 transportation and infrastructure challenges that we in
                 Alaska, the largest State in our Union in terms of land
                 mass and one of the youngest. Senator Bond, like all of
                 us, wears many hats in this institution. He has also
                 earned the undying respect of our Nation's citizen
                 soldiers through his leadership of the Senate National
                 Guard Caucus. ...
                   It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve with each
                 of the people who will leave this Chamber when we adjourn
                 sine die. Each has made substantial contributions to their
                 States, to the Nation, and to the Senate during their time
                 here.