[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 5, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S5851]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO BILL COHEN

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, the State of Maine has a rich tradition of 
sending independent and thoughtful voices to the U.S. Senate. Margaret 
Chase Smith and Ed Muskie are just two Senators with whom I have served 
who have carried on this tradition.
  For the past 18 years, that tradition and the best interests of Maine 
citizens have been very ably represented in this Chamber by our 
colleague, Bill Cohen.
  One thing I have learned about Bill Cohen is that he does not know 
how to just touch the surface of an issue. If I gave him an assignment, 
or if he involved himself in a problem, then along with learning 
everything there is to know about that problem, he also would provide 
innovative solutions.
  Military preparedness, the Central Intelligence Agency, lobby reform, 
health care fraud and abuse, Medicare, international trade, these are 
just a few of the countless areas that have benefited from Bill Cohen's 
intellect and energy.
  As my colleagues know, Bill has also found time to publish a number 
of books, including a very thoughtful look at his first year in the 
Senate, a spy novel, an account of the Iran-Contra investigation, and a 
number of volumes of poetry.
  Bill's departure from the Senate will leave him with more time for 
writing, and more time for thinking. And I have no doubt that his 
writing and his thinking will continue to influence American public 
policy for many years to come.

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