[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10657-S10660]
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             SALUTING THE SERVICE OF HOWARD O. GREENE, JR.

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the consideration of Senate Resolutions 293 and 294, and 
I ask unanimous consent they be considered en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. STEVENS. I ask that the clerk read the resolution which is the 
resolution pertaining to the former Sergeant at Arms.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 293) saluting the service of Howard 
     O. Greene, Jr.:

                              S. Res. 293

       Whereas, Howard O. Greene, Jr. has served the United States 
     Senate since January 1968;
       Whereas, Mr. Greene has during his Senate career served in 
     the capacities of Doorkeeper, Republican Cloakroom Assistant, 
     Assistant Secretary for the Minority, Secretary for the 
     Minority, Secretary for the Majority, culminating in his 
     election as Senate Sergeant-At-Arms during the 104th 
     Congress;
       Whereas, throughout his Senate career Mr. Greene has been a 
     reliable source of advice and counsel to Senators and Senate 
     staff alike;
       Whereas, Mr. Greene's institutional knowledge and 
     legislative skills are well known and respected;
       Whereas, Mr. Greene's more than 28 years of service have 
     been characterized by a deep and abiding respect for the 
     institution and customs of the United States Senate;
       Therefore be it resolved,
       That the Senate salutes Howard O. Greene, Jr. for his 
     career of public service to the United States Senate and its 
     Members.
       Section 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a 
     copy of this resolution to Howard O. Greene, Jr.


                      Providing for Severance Pay

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the second resolution.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 294) to provide for severance pay.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the resolutions?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolutions.
  Mr. FORD. I ask unanimous consent I be made a cosponsor of the 
resolution commending Howard Greene.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent that all Senators have an 
opportunity through the remainder of the day to add their names as 
cosponsors, if they so desire.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, Howard Greene traveled across the 
Chesapeake Bay from Lewes, DE, to the Senate in 1968, and he has been 
present in the Halls of the Capitol ever since. He developed a deep 
knowledge and understanding of the Senate as he rose through the ranks 
from Doorkeeper to Cloakroom assistant to Secretary for the Minority 
and Majority to Sergeant at Arms. His loyal service spans from 
Republican leaders Everett Dirksen, Howard Baker, Bob Dole, and Trent 
Lott. He served almost three decades.
  Members have come to rely on Howard's ability to help count noses. I 
know I did when I was whip in the Chamber here for 8 years.
  While sometimes it seemed that Howard had a crystal ball, it was his 
careful analysis, knowledge of the issues, understanding of the 
Members, and his hard work that provided information that usually made 
his forecasts correct. Vice Presidents, in their role as Presidents of 
the Senate, have relied on Howard's assistance and experience 
particularly during times when debates were intense and votes could be 
close.
  We have been able to count on Howard for almost 30 years, and he has 
been there when he was needed by the Senate. But better than that, he 
has been able to participate where he could be of help. He has not had 
to be asked. His colorful descriptions of everyday situations and sense 
of humor helped lighten the atmosphere during some of our longer and 
longest days and nights. He was here on some of the longest ones.
  Those of us who traveled with Howard over the years know what a fine 
traveling companion he really is. One of his sad tasks was to arrange 
for Senators to travel to funerals or memorial services for departed 
Senators. When Howard made those arrangements, the appearance of 
Members of the Senate was one of dignity, organization, and meaningful 
caring for those who survived one of our former colleagues.

  Mr. President, I believe Senators on both sides of the aisle know 
that Howard's allegiance to the Senate and his loyalty to its Members 
and his love of our country would be hard to match. Many Senators and 
staff members who have retired would echo my words of tribute to my 
friend.
  Today, as his service in the Senate is about to end, I have asked for 
permission to request the Senate to pay this special tribute to Howard 
Greene. He will be missed by many of us.
  I understand there will be time up to 15 minutes for Members of the 
Senate to add their comments, but let me first ask unanimous consent 
that the resolutions be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the 
motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, and statements made to 
these resolutions appear at this point in the Record.
  The second resolution is comparable to that which was offered for 
several other Sergeants of Arms and recognizes their service by a 
provision for terminal leave compensation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolutions (S. Res. 293 and S. Res. 294) were agreed to.
  The preamble to Senate Resolution 293 was agreed to.
  The resolution (S. Res. 294) is as follows:

                              S. Res. 294

       Resolved, (a) That the individual who was the Sergeant at 
     Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate on September 1, 1996, and 
     whose service as the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the 
     Senate terminated on or after September 1, 1996 but prior to 
     September 6, 1996, shall be entitled to one lump sum payment 
     consisting of severance pay in an amount equal to two months 
     of the individual's basic pay at the rate such individual was 
     paid on September 1, 1996.
       (b) The Secretary of the Senate shall make payments under 
     this resolution from funds appropriated for fiscal year 1996 
     from the appropriation account ``Miscellaneous Items'' within 
     the contingent fund of the Senate.
       (c) A payment under this resolution shall not be treated as 
     compensation for purposes of any provision of title 5, United 
     States Code, or of any other law relating to benefits 
     accruing from employment by the United States, and the period 
     of entitlement to such pay shall not be treated as a period 
     of employment for purposes of any such provision of law.

  Mr. SPECTER addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Pennsylvania.
  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I am pleased to join my distinguished 
colleague, Senator Stevens, in praising Howard Greene. During the 16 
years that I have had the privilege of serving in the Senate, I have 
come to know Howard Greene and have great admiration and respect for 
him.
  Senator Stevens talked about the Republican majority leaders Dirksen 
and Baker and Dole and what great service they received from Howard 
Greene. In a sense, Howard Greene was a leader's leader because he 
would always provide information and insights of enormous value to the 
leadership.
  We are blessed, in the Senate, to have personnel who serve in the 
capacity of--you might call them clerks, or you might call them 
directors, or you might call them, in effect, assistant leaders. When 
Howard Greene was here, I would frequently go to him, as would most of 
my colleagues, and want a prediction about what was going to happen. 
People who may watch the Senate intermittently on C-SPAN do not know 
that our schedules are very unpredictable. Some times people ask, 
``When will the Senate adjourn?'' I customarily say, ``When the last 
Senator stops speaking.'' Howard Greene customarily had a good idea as 
to when the last Senator would stop speaking.
  When he was promoted to the Sergeant at Arms, a very important and 
prestigious position in the Senate, I was, in a sense, sorry to see it 
happen, because no longer would Howard Greene patrol the floor. That 
familiar sight when he would come out of those double doors, straighten 
his tie and adjust his coat and walk down that step. Even Elizabeth 
Greene laughs at the recapture of Howard Greene entering

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the Senate Chamber. He was always busy. Howard Greene was really a 
great aid and comfort to all the Senators. When the going got rough, I 
would call him in the evening or call him on weekends, and he was 
always available to help over the rough administrative hurdles.
  I know my colleague Senator Roth has come to the floor, and he 
intends to talk about Howard Greene as well. But I think Howard Greene 
was a tremendous asset to the U.S. Senate. I, for one, am very sorry to 
see him terminate his service here. But I wish him the very best in the 
years ahead, and I know we will all continue to work with him and 
admire him and respect him for his contribution to this body.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Inhofe). The Senator from Kentucky.
  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, may I just take a moment to associate myself 
with the remarks of the distinguished Senators from Alaska and 
Pennsylvania, as they relate to our friend Howard Greene.
  I think you have to understand the institution to understand the 
value of an individual like Howard Greene. I think you have to 
understand the fairness, you have to understand that your word is good, 
that when you tell a Senator something, that is the way it is. If 
something happens that it cannot occur that way, you have the good 
judgment to come back and say to that Senator it cannot happen now, and 
tell him why.
  I have never talked to Howard Greene and asked for anything, but what 
I received the most courteous attention as if I was the only one 
seeking any kind of information or help from him.
  So I will miss Howard Greene. I think the Senate will miss Howard 
Greene. I hope those who are taking Howard's place will understand that 
they are filling very, very large shoes.
  To my friend Howard, I wish him well. I hope his days ahead are full 
of pleasure, and I hope that he can find something that will fulfill 
him as much as his operation here in the Senate.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Dakota.
  Mr. PRESSLER. Mr. President, I join in the tribute to Howard Greene. 
I worked with him here in my 17\1/2\ years in the Senate. He has been 
very helpful to me. He has been a friend of mine. He has been an 
outstanding public servant, a man of conviction and honesty and hard 
work.
  I do not know if the public realizes how hard some of these staff 
people work around here to keep this place going. I saw it firsthand, 
in many cases when we were in session at night.
  Howard Greene certainly exemplifies hard work and honesty and 
goodness. I join my colleagues in paying tribute to him here today.
  Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I just want to pay my respects to Howard 
Greene for being such a good friend and a solid worker around here in 
the U.S. Senate. Wherever he has worked he has served with distinction, 
he served with a great deal of verve, and he has been a very good 
friend for all of us. I would feel very badly if I did not get out here 
and say a few nice things about him, because Howard has always had an 
open mind, he has always been willing to listen, he has always tried to 
help. He has helped me on a number of occasions, as I know he has every 
Senator, and he deserves our respect, and I certainly want to pay my 
respect to him today.
  I am sorry he is retiring, but I wish him the very best in his 
retirement, and I hope, if there is ever any occasion for me to give 
any assistance or help to him, I would certainly like to be there for 
him. He is a great person who I think served this U.S. Senate with 
great distinction. I just wanted to say those few words here today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.
  Mr. ROTH. Mr. President, it is fitting for me to offer a few words 
concerning Howard Greene and his service to the U.S. Senate. Howard is 
from my home State of Delaware. He began his service to the Senate in 
1968, as a doorman in the gallery. At the time, he was only 26, 
attending the University of Maryland. His objective was to become a 
history teacher. Howard was an ambitious young man--bright and 
extremely able. In this environment, he gained the attention of 
Senators and became more and more interested in the political process--
especially the daily proceedings here on Capitol Hill.
  When an opportunity presented itself in the early 1970's, Howard 
moved into the Republican Cloakroom. After this important promotion in 
Howard's young life, you can imagine his surprise when his mother said, 
``Congratulations, Dear. Does that mean you'll be hanging up the 
Senators' coats?'' It was while in the Cloakroom that Howard 
distinguished himself as one who could get things done. His attention 
to detail, and service to others became defining qualities, as did his 
keen insight into complex legislative issues.
  Those who knew Howard, trusted his insights, and his activities drew 
him into even greater involvement with the daily affairs of the Senate. 
They prepared him well for a new assignment as Assistant Secretary for 
the Minority, under Mark Trice.
  With the election of Ronald Reagan and the Republican majority, 
Howard was appointed Secretary by Howard Baker. It was while he served 
in that capacity that many of us came to appreciate his organizational 
skills, his diplomacy, and leadership.
  Howard has now served 2 years as Sergeant at Arms. His love for the 
Senate and the legislative process have continued. In his years of 
service, he had done Delaware proud.
  From his upbringing in the small town of Lewes, to his work in the 
most powerful legislative body on Earth, Howard Greene is, indeed, a 
smalltown boy who made good.
  Mr. President, I yield back the floor and suggest the absence of a 
quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, when I came to the Senate, I can say 
without any equivocation, Howard Greene was one of those individuals to 
whom I and my colleagues--we had one of the largest classes of Senators 
at that particular time; took our oaths in 1979--but he was the man to 
whom we looked for a lot of advice and guidance.
  The distinguished Senator, Mr. Howard Baker, was then our leader on 
the Republican side. And it was clear that Mr. Baker placed in Howard 
Greene a great deal of confidence and respect, and indicated to Mr. 
Greene, to the extent he could be of assistance to the newcoming 
Senators, to do so. That early experience with him led to many, many 
times that we worked together.
  I find him to be a person extremely knowledgeable about the rules of 
the Senate. While the rules of the Senate are the subject of great 
discussion many, many times, there is a lot that is not in the rules. 
But, nevertheless, Senators are expected to follow the traditions. And 
he was particularly astute about all the unwritten traditions of the 
Senate. And certainly in my class--and I hope it will always be a part 
of Senate life--we were very anxious to comply with the rules of the 
Senate, be they written or unwritten, as a part of tradition.
  Howard Greene played a very valuable role to my class. I see my 
distinguished colleague here from Wyoming, Senator Simpson. He 
remembers well Howard Greene and how he worked with our class, and in 
the years thereafter. He was also pretty tightlipped. There were many 
times he sat in on meetings. I found that he was able to hold those 
exchanges that sometimes were heated between Senators, and do it very 
well.
  So speaking for myself, and I hope others will join me, we wish him 
very well in his next challenge in life professionally. I wish to 
express my fond farewell and my gratitude in terms of what he did for 
me individually, what he did for my class of Senators, and

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what he did for almost three decades of service in the U.S. Senate. I 
hope that younger persons now coming along and seeking to have a role 
in the Senate will look upon Howard Greene as one that set standards 
that they should strive to accept. Mr. President, I yield the floor.
  Mr. MURKOWSKI addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alaska.
  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I join with my colleagues in paying 
tribute to Howard Greene for the service that he has provided this 
body. My personal association with Howard goes back to my election to 
the Senate and coming to this body in 1980. I had little association 
with Washington, DC, and little association with Senate procedure, and 
I found Howard extraordinarily talented in addressing the egos of some 
100 individual Members of this body.
  He always reminded me of a person who had the ability to keep all the 
balls up in the air, all at once if necessary, and in meeting the 
needs, the desires, not only of the Members during the normal course of 
business, but oftentimes it would be necessary to phone him after 
hours. I found him more than willing to go beyond just accommodating 
Members in the normal activities of our daily lives, but to make an 
effort to accommodate the needs of family and family members.

  I think it is fair to say that as I look back on my career in the 
Senate, approaching some 16 years, I look back on it with fond memories 
of my association with Howard.
  The occasional traveler. Howard was, in my opinion, a white-knuckle 
flier. He had some inhibitions about the ability of the particular 
craft to get him to where he was going and, more importantly, back. One 
night we were flying over the Atlantic, and I do not know whether we 
were in the Azores or where, but we had to refuel. And we were in an 
old Boeing 707 that the Air Force had, and occasionally the gear did 
not go down. One of the gears locked up on this particular night, would 
not go down. The normal procedure for eliminating that experience was 
to put the plane in a slide dive and pull up rather abruptly, and that 
theoretically would drop the gear. Of course, the Air Force aircraft 
are not known for their public address systems. Some of us had some 
idea of the procedure, and Howard was simply terrified through the 
entire process, which I think resulted in some libation of some nature, 
or at least a visit to a watering hole when we hit the ground, to which 
he was entitled and probably all of us as well.
  I cite a more recent visit that I had with Howard when I had an 
opportunity to participate as chairman of the United States-Canadian 
Interparliamentary where we flew out of Prince Rupert, British 
Columbia, with many of our Canadian counterparts, Members from 
Parliament from both the lower house and the upper house, and then took 
an Alaskan ferry on up through Ketchikan and Juneau, and then went on 
past the Yukon Railroad out to Whitehorse where we were again joined by 
members of the Yukon territorial parliamentary body. And I found his 
insight, his long memory of the Senate, particularly some of the 
humorous sides of our relationships with one another, to be very 
interesting and rewarding.
  So I just add, that Howard Greene's contribution to the Senate will 
be long remembered by those who served with him, who knew him, and who 
loved him. I join others in wishing him well as he proceeds with what 
is ahead of him in his life. And I thank him for his friendship and for 
his accommodation. I wish him well. I yield the floor, Mr. President.
  Mr. SIMPSON. I thank my friend from Alaska, Mr. President.
  Just let me pay my own personal tribute for a moment to Howard 
Greene. When I came here to the Senate with Senator Warner, our first 
meeting, our first official conduct, our first official briefing, was 
with one Bill Hildenbrand and with Howard Greene, very special people, 
both of them. They worked so well together. These two smoothed my path 
in this place, and certainly Howard Greene was, in my role as assistant 
leader of the Senate, always there. He was there. He gave me full 
measure of himself, as so many have here who do the work of the Senate.
  Those who are here today who knew Howard, worked with him closely, he 
was always there for me in my role as assistant leader. As I say, he 
gave me full measure--loyal, helpful, persistent, a source of good 
counsel--and a strong, yes, yes, strong, taskmaster. He was good at 
organizing things, the official visits, the trips, the Presidential 
funerals, the official trips we had to do, and he was always well 
organized.
  He will be remembered for his love and loyalty to the Senate as an 
institution, for he loved this place from his youth and from his early 
beginnings. He was my strong right arm in my work, and I owe him my 
deepest thanks and respect. I shall miss his good humor, ribald as it 
was. I wish him well. There is much more for him to do in life. I wish 
him well. I wish him peace of mind. I wish him good health. He has many 
friends. He can certainly always know that this is one. Ann and I wish 
him the very best. God bless him in his new endeavors of life.
  I thank the Chair.
  Mr. FORD. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I join my colleagues today in paying 
tribute to Howard Greene and in saying words about our good friend. He 
has been my good friend for the past 20 years.
  I came to the Senate, and Bill Hildenbrand and Howard Greene were two 
people who took me under their wings. My own judgment at the time was 
that Bill Hildenbrand knew almost everything that needed to be known 
about Washington. He seemed to be a man of consummate experience, a 
person who had been involved in campaigns but, likewise, in the running 
of the Senate from time immemorial. Howard Greene seemed to be his 
deputy, his teammate, a person of great vigor, who would stride up and 
down the aisles of this Hall with determination and always with success 
in finding the person, the bill, the detail that was required.
  It was exciting to watch them. It gave me confidence that some people 
had confidence in what was being done, and I thought if I watched 
carefully I might learn more, and I did from both of these gentlemen. 
During recent years, Howard's growing responsibilities have been a real 
pleasure--seeing his own growth as a person, as an administrator, as 
one who has served Government well, has served the people of the United 
States, really, with distinction, in large part because he helped all 
of us to be more effective and to have some idea of what we were doing 
and how we might do it better.
  I am delighted to have this opportunity, and I appreciate the leader 
giving us the opportunity today, to say good words about people who 
have meant a lot to us, and especially about the person that we honor 
on this particular afternoon, Howard Greene.
  Mr. FORD. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I noticed that some of my colleagues 
commented about the service of Howard Greene, retiring as Sergeant at 
Arms of the Senate. They referred to their long years of experience 
with Howard and the great service that he has rendered to the Senate 
during those years.
  I am a relatively new Senator and don't have that kind of experience 
to draw on, but I can offer the perspective of a relative newcomer to 
this body and to the service that Howard Greene provided when I was 
trying to find my way around. I found very quickly that if I wanted an 
answer to a question, I went to Howard Greene and I always got one--
quickly, accurately, and sometimes very, very succinctly. Howard is not 
a man who wastes words.
  I found when I needed assistance in working through possible 
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assignments and understanding the program and how it all works, Howard 
Greene was there at my side to give me the assistance I needed and 
helped me find my way through that, which could be so confusing to a 
newcomer. Subsequently, as a member of the Legislative Branch 
Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, I had the opportunity to 
interact with Howard during appropriations hearings that he was called 
upon to attend as the Sergeant at Arms. I found that he was not only 
concerned about Senators and taking care of the needs of Senators, he 
was also very concerned about the people under his jurisdiction. The 
Capitol Police come to mind as one area where Howard focused primarily 
on the personal needs of the members of the Capitol Police.
  When I made a suggestion in the subcommittee about something that 
could be done within the law that would make life better for the 
Capitol Police, Howard picked up on it immediately and said, ``We will 
do that.'' A little while later, I checked back and said, ``Has anybody 
followed through on this?'' I needn't have done that checking back. It 
was Howard Greene who said, ``We will do that,'' and the staffers 
looked at me and said, ``Yes, Senator, that is in the bill.''
  So as he moves on to another circumstance and phase in his life, I 
want him to know that he goes with not only the good wishes of some of 
the old-timers around here, but a few of us newcomers as well recognize 
the service he has rendered, the friendship that he has offered, and 
the excellence with which he has performed his job.
  I wish Howard the very best in whatever he now undertakes and tell 
him that the Senator from Utah will always look fondly upon Howard 
Greene as one of his friends.
  With that, Mr. President, I yield the floor.
  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I, too, would like to join with my 
colleagues this afternoon in paying special respect here on the floor 
of the U.S. Senate to our friend Howard Greene. He has served this 
institution with great dignity, with great candor, and certainly with 
great understanding and respect for the Senate of the United States and 
for each and every Senator.
  He has respected and served and answered to not only the Senators on 
that side of the aisle, but he has been most respectful and most 
helpful also to the Senators on the Democratic side of the aisle.

  Howard Greene is the type of individual who makes the U.S. Senate not 
only unique, but I think that because of his service to the Senate and 
his years involved with the Senate, the U.S. Senate is better today 
because of his years of very, very distinguished service. He is a part 
of the heart and the nerve and the sinew that makes the U.S. Senate 
what it is today, Mr. President.
  I take great pride in being able to add this humble voice as a vote 
of confidence for this fine man and as one who has worked with him and 
alongside him for a number of years. Mr. President, it gives me great 
pleasure to add my words of support and best wishes to this fine 
servant of the people of our country and the U.S. Senate, Howard 
Greene.
  Mr. President, I yield the floor.
  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, each day the Senate is in session, at 
least one Member rises to pay tribute to a friend, a constituent, or a 
colleague who has distinguished himself, or has decided to leave 
Government service. Today, Most members of this body are taking to the 
floor to say ``goodbye'' to a gentleman who has not only been a fixture 
of the U.S. Senate for many years, but has grown to be a friend to most 
of us, Sergeant at Arms Howard Greene.
  Howard is one of those unique individuals who has spent most of his 
adult life here on Capitol Hill. Beginning his career just outside this 
chamber as a doorkeeper, Howard worked hard and moved up the ladder of 
administrative jobs in the Senate, taking over the position of 
Secretary to the Majority at the beginning of the 104th Congress, later 
assuming the duties of the Sergeant at Arms. In every job he held, 
Howard distinguished himself as an individual of ability, dedication, 
and character, and he earned the respect of Members from both sides of 
the aisle for his thoroughness and commitment.
  As the Republican Party had not held control of the Senate since the 
1980's Howard had a challenging task before him at the beginning of the 
104th Congress. No doubt, his encyclopedic knowledge of the history, 
traditions, and procedures of this great body aided him greatly as he 
administered to his tasks as Secretary to the Majority and Sergeant at 
Arms. I am certain that all would agree that the transfer of power from 
the Democrats to Republicans was smooth, and that the functions over 
which Howard had responsibility functioned efficiently and effectively 
during his tenure.
  Mr. President, as you know, Howard Greene is about to end his service 
to the U.S. Senate. He can be proud of the work he has done as a part 
of this institution during his many years on the Hill, and I know that 
each of us wishes him good health, great success, and much happiness in 
the years to come.
  Mr. EXON addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Nebraska.
  Mr. EXON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to 
speak as in morning business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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