[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: October 7, 1994]
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                  FAREWELL TO SENATOR DENNIS DeCONCINI

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, the close of the 103d Congress will see 
the departure of many of our colleagues. Among them will be Senator 
Dennis DeConcini.
  For nearly 20 years, the people of Arizona have had a tireless 
advocate in Dennis DeConcini. He has worked hard to make sure his State 
was not forgotten in matters of public policy of special concern to 
them.
  As chairman of the Treasury, Postal, and General Government 
appropriations subcommittee, Dennis has demonstrated his outstanding 
ability to balance numerous competing demands, including those of 
Federal personnel, the needs of law enforcement, the modernization of 
the Internal Revenue Service, and others. He has worked to find 
adequate funding to meet the needs of the agencies under his 
subcommittee's domain, while at the same time recognizing the need to 
reduce expenditures during these difficult budgetary times.
  Dennis has also served as chairman of the Select Committee on 
Intelligence, advocating for changes in our intelligence operations to 
meet the shifting demands of our post-cold-war world. His efforts are 
notable for their focus both on reducing costs and improving 
effectiveness.
  I will always have found memories of my first foreign trip as a 
Senator. Dennis DeConcini and I, with a number of other Members, went 
to the Soviet Union in 1984 to meet with Mikael Gorbachev. The 
conditions were difficult, and the situation was tense in those cold 
war days. But we had a good and productive trip.
  More importantly, I had the opportunity to get to know Dennis better. 
Although we didn't have the opportunity to play in the Soviet Union, we 
discovered a mutual love for the game of tennis. I have enjoyed our 
many games, and hope that after our retirements we will both have more 
time to play.
  Over the last 14 years, Dennis has been a good friend. I have enjoyed 
serving in the Senate with him, and I thank him for his excellent work.

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