[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 30, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S562]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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             RETIREMENT OF CONGRESSWOMAN BARBARA VUCANOVICH

 Mr. BRYAN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor Congresswoman 
Barbara F. Vucanovich for her many years of public service, 
particularly in the House of Representatives. She has represented the 
State of Nevada's Second District for 14 years and is the first woman 
from Nevada elected to Federal office.
  Representative Vucanovich has served in many leadership capacities 
during her time on Capitol Hill, including her current position as 
secretary of the House Republican Conference for the 104th Congress. 
She is a member of the House Appropriations Committee, and chairwoman 
of the Military Subcommittee. Congresswoman Vucanovich is also a member 
of the Subcommittee on the Interior, the Subcommittee on Veterans' 
Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies.
  As members of the Nevada delegation, Congresswoman Vucanovich and I 
have worked together to prevent the practice of source taxation, which 
unfairly burdened the residents of our State. Representative Vucanovich 
has also been an ally in our fight to protect Nevada from becoming a 
high-level nuclear waste repository. She has been active in promoting 
travel and tourism to benefit Nevada's economy.
  Representative Vucanovich demonstrated remarkable personal courage in 
her battle with cancer. She never permitted the disease to slow her 
down, never missing a congressional vote in the midst of her treatment. 
She has worked to help increase public awareness of this disease and 
how it may be detected and treated.
  I am pleased to recognize Congresswoman Barbara F. Vucanovich for her 
many years of public service and dedication to the State of Nevada and 
the people she represents, and I wish her and George the very best in 
the future.

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