[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 146 (Saturday, October 8, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: October 8, 1994]
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                      RETIREMENT OF MALCOLM WALLOP

  Mr. SIMPSON. Of all the tributes to Members departing this body, here 
is the one that means most to me.
  My friend, Malcolm Wallop, has been the senior member of the Wyoming 
delegation for my entire time in this body--nearly 16 years.
  But he has been so much more than that--my time with him goes back so 
much further, for Malcolm and I also served together in the Wyoming 
legislature in Cheyenne--taking on, as we have here, the toughest of 
the tough issues. And even before those days, we shared a long family 
relationship.
  For a decade, Malcolm, then House Member Dick Cheney, and I worked 
together in total coordination and cooperation--and since Dick's 
promotion we have been joined by the tremendously able Craig Thomas as 
the third member of our team--and soon, I hope he will join those of us 
here in this Chamber to continue the legacy of service to Wyoming that 
Malcolm has so deeply etched into the fiber of the Senate.
  Down through his nearly 18 years in the Senate, Malcolm has 
demonstrated total consistency, perseverance, and solid performance. He 
has taken on the tough issue and tough legislators alike. Early in my 
time here, his work on the Ethics Committee brought him deserved rave 
reviews, especially during the Pete Williams expulsion proceedings. 
Malcolm served as an extraordinary example of careful preparation and 
attention to due process. He handled it in a manner that would have 
stirred the admiration of any lawyer.
  Malcolm's steady work as a member of the Finance Committee and the 
Energy Committee can never be forgotten, because his imprint, his 
presence, molded and guided so much vital legislation through the 
process over the years. Especially valuable has been his tireless 
efforts on public lands issues and agriculture and estate taxation 
matters--things of great and even grave importance. And his efforts and 
expertise in defense issues are known to us all.

  Those of us who know him so very well can not help but know him as a 
rock solid citizen and legislator, a man who is authentic and sincere 
and direct.
  Here is a man who has dedicated his adult life to public service. 
Surely he did not have to. He, like many of us, had a multitude of 
options in life. but he chose involvement in the political and 
legislative processes because he cares--cares about Wyoming and about 
our Nation. He wanted to ``make a difference,'' and he most certainly 
did. And in arena after arena in his life into the future, he will 
continue to.
  Malcolm and French Wallop are more than participants in the full 
spectrum of Washington life, they form part of its very structure. This 
body and this town will not be the same after they return to Wyoming to 
invest their remarkable talents and intelligence and enormous energies 
in new pursuits. They will be deeply missed here.
  My dear wife Ann and I express our deepest admiration for their 
guidance and friendship. It has been a long, long trail. I am proud to 
have shared it with them.
  God bless you, my old, true and dear friend.

            [From the Al Simpson Newsletter, Mar. 22, 1994]

             Simpson Comments on Wallop Decision to Retire

       Washington, DC.--Senator Al Simpson (R-WY) said the 
     following after learning that his friend and colleague 
     Senator Malcolm Wallop (R-WY), has decided not to seek the 
     Republican nomination for Governor of Wyoming:
       ``My feelings today are much like those I had when Malcolm 
     announced in September that he would not seek another term in 
     the United States Senate: We will all miss his energy, his 
     spirit and the deep passion he showed as he worked for the 
     people of his beloved home state. Malcolm would again have 
     brought that same energy, that passion and a host of valuable 
     experience to Wyoming state government if that had been the 
     avenue he chose to pursue.
       ``Malcolm has given Wyoming and its people so very much of 
     lasting value during his years of service in the United 
     States Senate and in the Wyoming Legislature. He leaves a 
     great and impressive record. The positive imprint of his 
     style, values and love of Wyoming is clear. Wyoming will long 
     be honored by Malcolm's legacy.
       ``While I shall sincerely miss serving with Malcolm, I can 
     most certainly understand that a fine man who has dedicated 
     his energy to public service for more than a quarter of a 
     century might want to explore the wonderful and varied 
     opportunities for further involvement and activities that lay 
     beyond this political arena. Thanks my old friend.''

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