[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 82 (Thursday, June 6, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S5951]
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                        TRIBUTE TO BILL BRADLEY

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, as I look back at my years in the Senate, 
one accomplishment of which I am very proud was the passage of tax 
reform legislation in 1986, when I was serving as Senate majority 
leader.
  This bill was a very important first step in making our tax system 
fairer, flatter, and simpler. And one of the guiding forces behind its 
passage was Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey.
  Senator Bradley is retiring from the Senate at the end of this year, 
and he leaves behind a record of accomplishment and innovation.
  From the future of Russia to international trade to the state of our 
cities, Senator Bradley has been in the forefront of debates, providing 
both leadership and original proposals.
  Senator Bradley and I have not agreed on every issue over the years, 
but one matter on which we see eye-to-eye is the need to restore 
civility and a sense of decency to American society.
  I have no doubt that Senator Bradley will continue to contribute a 
great deal to the debates of our time for many years to come.
  Elizabeth joins with me in wishing all the best to Senator Bradley, 
and to his wife, Ernestine.
  Senator Bradley has been a good friend. We have been on the Finance 
Committee together. We have agreed on a lot of issues and, as I said 
earlier, disagreed on some. I think he has added a great deal of 
civility to this body, and I know he has a bright future as he leaves 
the Senate in whatever he may do in the private sector.

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