[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 52 (Wednesday, May 4, 1994)]
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                     TRIBUTE TO SENATOR DAVID BOREN

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I rise to compliment my colleague from 
Oklahoma for the statement he has just made. I also compliment him for 
16 outstanding years of service in the U.S. Senate. I congratulate him 
for his announcement that he will be retiring from the Senate at the 
conclusion of this year and assuming the presidency of the University 
of Oklahoma, and I do that with mixed emotions. I am delighted for the 
University of Oklahoma and for my State, because he will be a 
tremendous asset in that capacity. But I do it with mixed emotions, 
because I hate to see him leave the Senate. He has been a friend to 
this Senator, and we have worked together in a way that has been good 
for our State and certainly good for me. I have enjoyed our friendship 
and our relationship, and I have enjoyed working with him on behalf of 
our State and our country.
  Senator Boren has done an outstanding job as a servant to our 
country. He has worked on many issues in a bipartisan fashion, whether 
you are talking about foreign policy, energy, budget policy, or 
congressional reform. He has been a leader in many capacities. He not 
only served in the Senate for 16 years, he served in the State House of 
Representatives for 8 years. He served as our Governor for 4 years. He 
has established a bond and a trust with the people of Oklahoma.
  Senator Boren has shown that his true love is really education. This 
is a big step. It is a big step and a big move to leave the U.S. Senate 
and assume the presidency of the University of Oklahoma. David Boren 
has let it be known for a long time that he has had a real love for 
education. He has proven that in his Foundation For Excellence in 
Education, which has helped hundreds of people in the State of Oklahoma 
through scholarships and rewarding teachers for excellence. He did it 
when he was Governor of Oklahoma, and he is continuing it now with his 
next challenge of responsibility--that is, assuming the presidency of 
the University of Oklahoma.
  So it is with real regret that I see him making the announcement 
today that he will be leaving the Senate later this year. But I wish to 
compliment him on his decision. I wish him well. He is a true friend of 
not only this Senator but of all Senators, and he will certainly be 
missed in the Halls of the U.S. Senate.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the order previously entered, the 
two Senators, Mr. Lieberman and Mr. Grassley, are recognized to speak 
for a total of 20 minutes. Do the Senators wish to be recognized 
jointly for those 20 minutes, or do they prefer to be recognized 
sequentially?
  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I would like to have you notify me so I 
do not take more than 10 minutes.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Iowa [Mr. Grassley] will 
be recognized for not to exceed 10 minutes.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. I thank the Chair.
  (The remarks of Mr. Grassley, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Nickles 
pertaining to the introduction of S. 2071 are located in today's Record 
under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

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