[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 117 (Thursday, August 18, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: August 18, 1994]
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  MIKE BOX SELECTED TO HEAD NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES

  Mr. HEFLIN. Mr. President, a nominating committee recently tapped 
Mobile County, AL, legislator Mike Box for the vice presidency and 
later presidency of the National Conference of State Legislatures. In 
1996, Mike will become the first Alabama lawmaker ever named president 
of the national conference. He is already the first Alabamian ever 
elected to the conference's prestigious executive committee.
  Mike's selection by the nominating committee places him at the heart 
of the national conference's efforts to improve the country's State 
legislatures through the exchange of ideas and technological advances.
  The National Conference of State Legislatures was formed to share 
ideas, prevent duplication of efforts, and provide a united front to 
the Federal Government. It also allows States to develop expertise 
needed to deal with modern government problems. In this era of 
shrinking fiscal resources at the national, State, and local levels, 
the goals supported and fostered by the conference are more important 
than ever before. I am proud that Alabamian Mike Box has been entrusted 
with the leadership of this outstanding organization. I commend him and 
wish him much continued success.

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