[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 11 (Friday, January 26, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S485]
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                            START II TREATY

  Mr. EXON. Mr. President, I want to move on and thank my dear friend 
and colleague who has just spoken with regard to the START II Treaty. 
There is nothing that has a better chance for the hope of mankind in 
the future than the overwhelming approval of the START II Treaty. When 
it is implemented, it will reduce the number of nuclear warheads both 
in Russia and the United States of America. I congratulate the ranking 
member and the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee for a job 
very well done.
  Mr. PELL. Mr. President, if the Senator will yield for a moment, I 
want to say what a wonderful job the chairman, Mr. Helms, and my fellow 
floor manager, Senator Lugar, have done. I thank the Senator from 
Nebraska for his kind remarks.
  I think this is truly a historic day. I am glad my retirement from 
the Senate is coming after this and not before.
  Mr. EXON. I thank my friend, Senator Pell, so very, very much.

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