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

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I would like to pay tribute to Senator 
Harlan Mathews, whose too-brief time serving with us in this body will 
soon come to an end. Senator Mathews was appointed to fill the 
remainder of Al Gore's Senate term, and he has acted as an honorable 
and able steward for the people of Tennessee.
  Senator Mathews has only served here for 2 years, but he has made the 
most of the time. He has been a strong supporter of deficit reduction 
and spending restraint. He also provided a strong voice for 
comprehensive health care reform, measured to protect the environment, 
and the bill to deregulate the telecommunications industry. In 
addition, Senator Mathews and I worked together on efforts to reform 
our product liability and securities litigation systems.
  I had the pleasure of serving with Senator Mathews on the Foreign 
Relations Committee, where he made a particular contribution to United 
States-Asian relations. Senator Mathews understands the critically 
important role Pacific trade plays and will continue to play in our 
economy. He has sought to strengthen the international institutions 
that undergird that trade. Last June, the Senate unanimously passed a 
resolution Senator Mathews authorized on the Asia Pacific Economic 
Cooperation Organization. I am proud to note that I was an original 
cosponsor of the resolution, which called on the President to reaffirm 
the U.S. commitment to make the organization an effective tool for 
increased trade and lowered tariff barriers across the Pacific rim.
  Before coming to the Senate, Harlan Mathews had a long and 
distinguished career of public service in Tennessee. He began working 
for the State in 1950 and joined Governor Frank Clement's budget staff 
in 1954. He was the State's commissioner of finance and administration 
from 1961 to 1971 and State treasurer from 1974 to 1987. He also served 
as cabinet Secretary to Gov. Ned McWherter.
  I know I speak for all of my colleagues when I thank Harlan Mathews 
for his 2 years of dedicated service to this institution. I want to 
extend him my congratulations for a job well done and to wish him well 
in all his future endeavors.

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