[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 82 (Thursday, June 6, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S5951]
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                        SENATOR BENNETT JOHNSTON

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, like many Members of this body, I learned a 
great deal about how to succeed in the Senate from our former 
colleague, Russell Long of Louisiana.
  Senator Long knew this institution. He knew how to get things done. 
And he knew how to fight for the interests of his State. And during the 
14 years they represented Louisiana together, Senator Long had a 
willing student and an effective partner in Senator J. Bennett 
Johnston.
  And when Senator Johnston leaves this Chamber at the end of the year, 
he will leave with a reputation as someone who knows the Senate, who 
knows how to get things done, and who knows how to fight for people of 
his State.
  Energy, water development, agriculture, and national defense are all 
issues that matter to Louisiana, and they are matters that have been on 
the top of Senator Johnston's agenda.
  As Republican leader, I have appreciated Senator Johnston's 
willingness to set partisanship aside, and to do what is best for 
America. His support of President Bush during the Persian Gulf War, his 
opposition to the Clinton tax increase, and his leadership in the 
effort to achieve true regulatory reform are three examples that come 
to mind.
  I note that Senator Johnston will celebrate his birthday next week, 
and I would say to him that he is still a very young man, and that he 
still has much to contribute to Louisiana and to America.

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