[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 148 (Wednesday, November 30, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: November 30, 1994]
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                     FAREWELL TO SENATOR JIM SASSER

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, when the 104th Congress convenes in 
January, our Nation will be without the service of Senator Jim Sasser. 
I have had the privilege of working with Senator Sasser for nearly 14 
years, and I want to thank him for his outstanding service to the 
American people during this time.
  Since 1989, Jim Sasser has had the not necessarily enviable task of 
chairing the Senate Budget Committee. During these extraordinarily 
difficult budgetary times, Senator Sasser has been charged with leading 
our efforts to reduce spending while preserving vital services.
  By all accounts, Senator Sasser has done an outstanding job. He 
worked hard to enact President Clinton's historic 1993 budget 
resolution which is already working to cut the deficit by nearly $500 
billion. Senator Sasser effectively has balanced the many competing 
demands on our Nation's budget, working to ensure that no single area 
bore the brunt of budget cuts.
  Jim Sasser has been an outstanding Member of the Senate. He has 
worked tirelessly on behalf of the people of Tennessee and the Nation. 
I offer him my best wishes as he returns to private life.

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