[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 89 (Tuesday, July 12, 1994)]
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              HAPPY 72ND BIRTHDAY TO SENATOR MARK HATFIELD

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise tonight for a very special and 
personal reason. Senator Mark Hatfield from the State of Oregon is 72 
years old today. I was going to say 72 years young because most people 
would not suspect that he is 72. But Senator Hatfield is a friend of 
this Senator. He is also a friend of practically every Senator in this 
Chamber and many who have served and left. And today is his 72d 
birthday.
  I spoke to a couple members of his family today, and I thought it 
might be appropriate just to come to the floor of the Senate and make 
sure that everybody knew that this very distinguished, wonderful human 
being was having a birthday today.
  There are so many things that can be said about him in terms of his 
career--his career in the military as a Navy man, his career in his 
home State, his career as an educator and professor, and then his 
career here, where he now marks a point in history where no other 
person has served longer from the State of Oregon than Senator Mark 
Hatfield.
  I think people know that State is known for the longevity of its 
Senators in past history. But I do not think it is just a time served 
in the U.S. Senate that is important. I think it is the quality of this 
man because, obviously, he is a man of great faith, he is a man of 
great personal conviction, a marvelous family man and, yes, a man who 
is truly, truly responsible to this U.S. Senate.
  The traditions of the Senate are respected and honored by Senator 
Mark Hatfield. He works within them and clearly does a marvelous job 
for the people of his State and the people of this Nation.
  I asked his office in coming to the floor, just to wish him this 
personal happy birthday from his friend from New Mexico, if they would 
put together a little bit of his background so we could spread it on 
the Record of the Senate today so, thus, it will be part of the U.S. 
Senate forever--an achievement record of Mark Hatfield, what he has 
done in his life.
  Obviously, as one looks it over, it is very, very interesting to see 
what he has accomplished. I might say, long before most people today 
who are environmentalists, part of environmental movements, Mark 
Hatfield was a true environmentalist, kind of ahead of the pack, so to 
speak, without any question.
  As far as peace and the concern that we ought to find better ways to 
accommodate that quality of life called peace as compared with war, 
there has been no stronger proponent that we find new and interesting 
and innovative ways to seek peace and find peace among nations and 
among people.
  So today I ask the Chair to have printed in the Record a detailed 
account of the life of Mark Hatfield, from his birth through 72 years 
of age. Obviously, everything that he has done in that remarkable time 
is not included, but many things are. For those who look at the history 
of the Senate, they need only look at today, July 12 of 1994, and they 
will find a very exciting biography of Senator Mark Hatfield from the 
State of Oregon, a friend to many and this Senator's very personal 
friend.
  I ask unanimous consent that the biography be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the biography was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                 Biography of Senator Mark O. Hatfield

       Mark Hatfield has been a student, teacher, and practitioner 
     of the American political system for virtually his entire 
     life. A veteran of the Pacific Theater in World War II, Mark 
     Hatfield has dedicated his life to preventing and ending 
     armed conflict and improving the human condition through a 
     lifetime of public service.


                         early political career

       While teaching political science and serving as Dean of 
     Students at his alma mater, Willamette University, Mark 
     Hatfield began his political career in the Oregon Legislature 
     in 1950. After two terms in the Oregon House of 
     Representatives and two years in the Oregon Senate, he became 
     the youngest Secretary of State in Oregon history in 1956 at 
     age 34. He was elected Governor of Oregon in 1958 and became 
     the state's first two-term governor in the Twentieth Century 
     when he was re-elected in 1962. He has never lost an 
     election.


                          u.s. senate service

       In 1966, then-Governor Mark Hatfield was elected to the 
     United States Senate as an outspoken critic of the war in 
     Vietnam. In August of 1993, he became the longest serving 
     U.S. Senator from Oregon, surpassing the previous record set 
     by Senator Charles McNary.
       A deeply religious man, Hatfield has always sought peaceful 
     resolutions to world conflicts and domestic disputes. As a 
     Lieutenant, j.g. in the U.S. Navy during World War II, 
     Hatfield witnessed battles at Iwo Jima and Okinawa and was 
     among the first U.S. servicemen to enter Hiroshima following 
     the atomic bombing.
       His experience during the war and his compassion for life 
     have made him an ardent proponent for nuclear disarmament. 
     Hatfields's tireless efforts to bring an end to the 
     proliferation of nuclear weapons culminated in 1992 with the 
     passage of legislation he authored calling for an end to U.S. 
     nuclear testing.
       From his position as the former Chairman and now Ranking 
     Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator 
     Hatfield has provided for the development of major public 
     works projects throughout Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
       The results of his efforts can be seen in the reforestation 
     of millions of acres of federal forest lands, in the Portland 
     Metropolitan area's light rail system, the new Bonneville 
     Lock on the Columbia River, the Oregon Health Sciences 
     University, the Marine Science Center in Newport, the 
     University of Oregon, the Alsea Bay Bridge and numerous other 
     projects around the state.
       At the national level, Senator Hatfield constantly strives 
     to remind his colleagues of what he calls ``the desperate 
     human needs in our midst.'' He has consistently opposed 
     increases in defense spending and United States military 
     involvement abroad while focusing on improving health, 
     education, and social services programs throughout his tenure 
     in the Senate.
       He is known as an independent legislator who votes his 
     conscience, a trait that has earned him bipartisan respect 
     from his colleagues. Much of his success in the Senate can be 
     attributed to his unique ability to work across party lines 
     to build coalitions which secure the enactment of 
     legislation.


                       energy and the environment

       As a senior Republican member of the Senate Appropriations 
     Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development as well as a 
     senior member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, 
     Senator Hatfield has always sought to protect the environment 
     while preserving the economic fabric of Oregon and other 
     states which rely heavily on natural resources.
       The amount of protected federal wilderness area in Oregon 
     has quadrupled to 2.1 million acres under legislation he has 
     introduced since 1967.
       Senator Hatfield's efforts to diversify and strengthen 
     Oregon's economic base through the wise stewardship of its 
     human and natural resources date back to his years as the 
     state's Governor when his theme of ``payrolls and 
     playgrounds'' was put into action.
       In the first year of his Senate career, Hatfield sponsored 
     legislation to create the Minam Wilderness in Northeast 
     Oregon and co-sponsored legislation with Senator Wayne Morse 
     to establish the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness. In subsequent 
     years, Hatfield succeeded in passing the Oregon Wilderness 
     Act (1984), the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act 
     (1986), the landmark Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (1988) 
     which provided protection for portions of 40 Oregon rivers, 
     and the Newberry Crater National Monument (1990).
       Senator Hatfield is identified as a leader in the area of 
     conflict resolution and has sought to bring about regional 
     solutions to natural resource conflicts.
       Amid growing controversy over the management of federal 
     forests in 1989, Senator Hatfield chaired a ``summit'' of 
     representatives of the timber industry, the environmental 
     community, Oregon's Governor and the state's entire 
     congressional delegation to develop a plan to protect 
     significant amounts of old growth timber while ensuring a 
     predictable supply of timber to Oregon's mills. The 
     compromise he negotiated resulted in a temporary solution to 
     the region's emerging timber supply crisis and formed the 
     foundation for a more permanent solution.
       Senator Hatfield was also able to bring together an equally 
     wide range of interests at the Salmon Summit in 1990. At the 
     summit, representatives of the fisheries industry, 
     environmental interests, local governments, and Native 
     American tribes were able to negotiate a compromise to 
     protect the salmon while preserving fishing rights. The 
     ``Salmon Summit'' has led to the appropriation of over $100 
     million since 1990 to fund salmon recovery projects supported 
     by this regional consensus process.
       Senator Hatfield has also encouraged expanding research, 
     development, and commercialization opportunities for 
     efficient and renewable energy sources while pushing 
     reduction of the nation's dependence on foreign oil. He has 
     received numerous awards and recognitions from alternative 
     energy concerns.


                    arms control and foreign policy

       Arms control and foreign policy have been among Senator 
     Hatfield's leading personal and legislative interests since 
     he walked through the rubble of Hiroshima as a young U.S. 
     Naval officer at the end of World War II. From his lone 
     dissenting vote on resolutions at the 1965 and 1966 National 
     Governors' Conferences supporting President Lyndon Johnson's 
     policy in Vietnam to his staunch opposition to United States 
     involvement in Kuwait in 1991, Senator Hatfield has stood--
     often alone--against policies which he believes unnecessarily 
     seek military solutions to human problems.
       Senator Hatfield is a leading advocate of international 
     human rights. He is a prominent spokesperson for the world's 
     14 million refugees and has received numerous national and 
     international awards for his work on their behalf.
       A former chairman and active member of the Congressional 
     Arms Control and Foreign Policy Caucus, Senator Hatfield 
     authored the Harvest of Peace Resolution which calls for a 50 
     percent reduction in worldwide military spending and the 
     redirection of the money saved into health, education and 
     housing programs.
       During the 1980's he worked to halt the nuclear arms race 
     with bills such as the Nuclear Freeze Resolution, co-authored 
     with Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA). Often the only Republican 
     Senator to receive a 100 percent voting record from arms 
     control organizations like the Council for a Liveable World, 
     Senator Hatfield has led the fight in the Senate against the 
     MX Missile, the Stealth Bomber and underground nuclear 
     testing. In October of 1992, President Bush signed into law 
     the nuclear test ban crafted by Senators Hatfield, George 
     Mitchell (D-ME) and James Exon (D-NE).


                            medical research

       Senator Hatfield has regularly called for the reordering of 
     our nation's research priorities from activities focused on 
     destroying life to those which enhance life, such as 
     biomedical research. During his six years as chairman of the 
     Senate Committee on Appropriations, funding for the National 
     Institutes of Health increased by over $2.5 billion. He has 
     been a leading proponent of research into Alzheimer's 
     disease, working to increase research funds from $12.9 
     million in FY '80 to $291 million in FY '93.
       Senator Hatfield has long sought to bring to the public an 
     awareness of issues surrounding lesser known disorders such 
     as Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 
     (SIDS), and tinnitus. He has brought national attention to 
     the widespread problem of sleep disorders both by helping to 
     establish the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research at 
     the National Institutes of Health and by supporting the 
     nationally recognized research into sleep disorders being 
     conducted at the Oregon Health Sciences University.
       When the Department of Health and Human Services threatened 
     to block the implementation of Oregon's innovative plan for 
     health care financing, Senator Hatfield worked with the 
     Oregon congressional delegation to obtain a federal waiver 
     from the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allow 
     Oregon to enact its plan.
       He has also been a leader in the effort to examine the long 
     term environmental and ethical implications surrounding the 
     emerging advances in biotechnology. He has introduced 
     legislation to establish a national commission on bioethics 
     and in 1992 convened a panel of international experts on the 
     subject.


                              other stands

       Senator Hatfield's many other legislative initiatives 
     include his leadership role as lead Republican sponsor of the 
     National Voter Registration Act, the ``Motor Voter'' bill, 
     which President Clinton signed into law in 1993; his efforts 
     to improve the technological literacy of American students 
     through regional math and science education centers and 
     through parental involvement in education; and his 
     sponsorship of a national ``bottle bill'' modeled after 
     Oregon's successful recycling system. Senator Hatfield is 
     also known as a steadfast opponent of the death penalty as 
     well as a leading critic of the line-item veto. He has worked 
     to stabilize benefits to the elderly and disenfranchised and 
     has been a leading advocate of nuclear waste clean-up efforts 
     at Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
       Senator Hatfield graduated from Salem High School and 
     earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Willamette University 
     in 1943.
       Following World War II, Senator Hatfield earned a Master's 
     Degree in political science from Stanford University in 1948 
     and later returned to Willamette University to serve as 
     professor of political science and Dean of Students. He holds 
     more than 80 Honorary Doctorate Degrees.
       He has a passion for rare books and presidential history 
     and is well known as an aficionado of Herbert Hoover and 
     Abraham Lincoln. He has also befriended presidents with whom 
     he has worked, including Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy 
     Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush.
       Senator Hatfield is the author of three books: ``Not Quite 
     So Simple'' (1967), Conflict and Conscience (1971), and 
     Between a Rock and a Hard Place (1976). He is the coauthor of 
     four additional books: Amnesty: the Unsettled Question of 
     Vietnam (1976), The Causes of World Hunger (1982), Freeze! 
     How You Can Help Prevent Nuclear War (1982), and What About 
     the Russians? (1984).


                                offices

       Senator Hatfield has three offices, one in Washington and 
     two in Oregon:
       711 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, 
     (202) 224-3753.
       727 Center Street NE, Suite 305, Special Districts Center, 
     Salem, OR 97301, (503) 588-9510.
       One World Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon Street, Suite 1420, 
     Portland, OR 97204, (503) 326-3386.

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I yield the floor and suggest the 
absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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