[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: October 7, 1994]
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                     REPRESENTATIVE ARTHUR RAVENEL

  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to a loyal 
Republican, an able and dedicated Congressman, and a very good friend 
of mine, Representative Arthur Ravenel of South Carolina, who will 
leave the House of Representatives at the end of the 103d Congress.
  Arthur was elected to the House in 1989 after establishing an 
impressive record for public service that included serving in the U.S. 
Marine Corps and in both Houses of the South Carolina State 
Legislature. A fiercely proud and patriotic Charlestonian and 
Southerner, Arthur diligently represented the interests of his district 
and was a loyal member of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation. 
If there was an issue before the Congress that would benefit our State, 
Arthur Ravenel was always ready to fight for its victory.
  Mr. President, South Carolina's First Congressional District is one 
of the most beautiful and historic regions in the United States, if not 
the world. Much to his credit, Arthur Ravenel not only used his 
position to advocate historic and natural preservation and conservation 
that would keep the South Carolina lowcountry beautiful; but, he also 
worked hard to bring new commerce to this area so that the people of 
his district and State could enjoy better and more prosperous 
lifestyles. Few people worked harder than Arthur Ravenel to bring much 
needed disaster relief to Charleston and other South Carolina towns and 
cities after Hurricane Hugo wrought such devastation on the Palmetto 
State. Never was it more evident that Arthur's folksy campaign slogan 
of ``I be for you'' was the truth, than in the aftermath of Hugo and 
his tireless efforts to help victims of this destructive storm.
  During his tenure in the Congress, Arthur Ravenel was an important 
ally to the people of his District, and the State of South Carolina. I 
will miss Arthur's wit and humor, but he may leave here knowing that he 
did an outstanding job of representing the people of the First 
Congressional District. I commend him on his accomplishments for the 
public, and on the fine family that he and his first wife Louise 
raised. I wish Arthur and his lovely wife, Rick, good health, 
happiness, and success in all their future endeavors, and look forward 
to visting them whenever I am in Charleston.

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