[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 18 (Friday, February 25, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 25, 1994]
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                               PAT KRAUSE

  Mr. JOHNSTON. Mr. President, when I first came to the Senate, I was 
very fortunate in that Senator Henry M. Jackson convinced me to become 
a member of what was then the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 
and which later became the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 
Immediately upon joining the committee I became chairman of the 
Subcommittee on Territories and Insular Affairs, as had Senator Jackson 
several years before me. As Chairman, I had the unique experience of 
dealing with my counterpart on the House side, Congressman Phil 
Burton--an experience no one warned me about.
  That history, however, is merely background on how I, and my staff, 
both in my office and on the committee, came to know one of the most 
decent and caring individuals we ever had the good fortune to meet. Pat 
Krause was brought to the staff of the House Interior Committee by 
Congressman Burton to be their territorial specialist during the 1970's 
and worked there for 15 years. Pat died on February 23 at the 
Washington Home, and I cannot really express how much we will all miss 
her.
  There was never anything false or pretentious with Pat. She was warm 
and open, with a laugh that could shake the halls. She cared deeply 
about the residents of the territories and the trust territory. You 
always knew her concern was honest and sincere. Even after she left the 
House Committee she remained committed to the welfare of the residents 
of our territories and the close personal friendships which had 
developed with my staff continued. She was a truly decent and wonderful 
person and we will miss her very much. On behalf of myself and all 
those who knew her, I want to extend my sympathies to her sisters and 
brother. She was a remarkable person and we will treasure her memory.

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