[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 139 (Friday, September 8, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S12876]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           GOLDEN GAVEL AWARD

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, as all Senators know, the Senate is a place 
of tradition, and one tradition we have is honoring those colleagues 
who preside over the Senate for more than 100 hours a session. Compared 
to Cal Ripken's 2,131 games, 100 hours may not seem like a long time, 
but presiding over the Senate can be very tough duty.
  There are periods, of course, when absolutely nothing is happening, 
but there are also periods when rulings from the Chair may change the 
course of legislation or of history itself.
  Many Senators have presided over the Senate, but I am told that no 
Republican Senator has ever presided for over 100 hours in a shorter 
period of time than the current occupant of the Chair, Senator Mike 
DeWine, of Ohio.
  It is a pleasure to announce that he is the first recipient of the 
Golden Gavel Award in the 104th Congress. And when Senator DeWine 
departs from the chair today, I will invite him back to the cloakroom 
where we have a cake in his honor. I know all Senators join me in 
congratulating the presiding officer on this occasion.
  [Applause, Senators rising.]

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