[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 69 (Thursday, April 27, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S5747]
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                    TRIBUTE TO SENATOR JOHN STENNIS

  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, Senator John Stennis will long be 
remembered as the ``conscience of the Senate'' for his personal 
religious convictions and his many years of work on the Senate code of 
ethics. I will always think of him as a friend, and as one of the most 
effective chairmen of the Defense Subcommittee of the Appropriations 
Committee. We shared many of the same beliefs in that the United States 
should always strive for the most effective Armed Forces in the world, 
and his leadership was always deserving of respect and admiration.
  Despite physical ailments and the death of his beloved wife of 52 
years, Senator Stennis remained committed to this body and to his 
countrymen. He could always be found in his offices, never leaving 
until the Senate had adjourned for the day. He never gave up when he 
believed that he was right.
  We need men and women who will fight for what they believe, and we 
should look to John Stennis as an excellent example of the 
forthrightness and dedication necessary to be effective leaders today.
  Since Senator Stennis retired from this body in 1989, the Senate has 
been denied his wisdom and his leadership. Our entire country mourns 
his loss.


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