[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: October 7, 1994]
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                        HONORING SENATOR MATHEWS

  Mr. DURENBERGER. Madam President, when Al Gore left us to become Vice 
President, the people of Tennessee faced a major problem. They may have 
gained an important voice in the new administration, but they lost a 
powerful and well-respected voice in the U.S. Senate.
  That is why Governor Ned McWherter's decision was so important. Who 
would represent Tennessee for the next 2 years?
  I rise today on behalf of many of my colleagues--joined, I am sure, 
by the people of Tennessee--to say how glad I am that it turned out to 
be Harlan Mathews. Harlan knew when he got here that he did not have 
time to make noise. He would have to concentrate on the real work of 
being a Senator. And this he has done on the Commerce Committee, on the 
Energy and Natural Resources Committee, in the Foreign Relations 
Committee, and on the floor of the Senate.
  He has viewed these places not as platforms for posturing, as 
regrettably so many do, but as a workbench for the creation of policies 
that will help Tennessee and America. He has acquitted himself with 
great distinction, and we are all glad to have known him, even for such 
a short time.
  Harlan had a very distinguished career in the State government in 
Tennessee before joining us here in the Senate. Patsy Mathews, too, has 
compiled an outstanding record in her service as Tennessee's assistant 
commissioner for rehabilitative services.
  I think Harlan and Patsy can look back on their couple of years here 
as a very fitting ``victory lap,'' after many years of dedication to 
the public service.

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