[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 5, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S18013]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO CONGRESSWOMAN JAN MEYERS

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, anyone who has been to the Kansas City and 
Johnson County area during any of the last 6 election years could not 
go far without seeing campaign signs that said ``Jan Can.''
  The signs were referring to Jan Meyers, who, since 1985, has 
represented the Third District of Kansas in the U.S. House of 
Representatives with great ability.
  Congresswoman Meyers announced this week in Overland Park that this 
will be her final term in Congress, and I wanted to take a moment to 
pay tribute to my friend and colleague.
  Jan Meyers' dedication to public service extends nearly 30 years. 
Before her election to Congress, she served 5 years as an Overland Park 
City councilwoman, and 12 years as a Kansas State senator.
  Throughout her years in the political arena, Jan Meyers has earned a 
reputation as a public servant of great competence, compassion, and 
common sense.
  During her years here in Washington, she has devoted a great deal of 
time to fighting the scourge of illegal drugs. She successfully fought 
to ensure that operators of common carriers involved in accidents that 
cause death and injury while under the influence of drugs and alcohol 
would face tough criminal penalties.

  Congresswoman Meyers also spoke out on the need to reform welfare and 
to return power to the States well before those causes gained favor 
here in Washington.
  But perhaps Congresswoman Meyers' greatest sphere of influence 
involved issues affecting small business. Kansas is a small business 
State, and as ranking member, and now chairman of the House Small 
Business Committee, Jan Meyers never stopped fighting to reduce the 
regulatory and tax burdens on America's small businessmen and women.
  I look forward to working with Congresswoman Meyers in the year 
ahead, and wish her, her husband Dutch, and their family many years of 
health and happiness.

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