[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 24, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11130-S11131]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO SENATOR NANCY KASSEBAUM

  Mr. HEFLIN. Mr. President, it took many of us by surprise when the 
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Senator from Kansas, Nancy Landon Kassebaum, announced late last year 
that she would not run for reelection this time. She and I arrived in 
the Senate together after being elected in 1978, and it has been honor 
to serve here with her. Now, we will be leaving together when our terms 
expire at the end of this Congress.
  Senator Kassebaum is someone who is thoughtful and deliberative, and 
her colleagues truly listen to her. She also has a willful 
determination which not only commands but earns the respect of others. 
She comes from a well-known political legacy as the daughter of the 
1936 Republican nominee for President Alf Landon, who lived to be 100 
years of age. She has consistently demonstrated shrewdness, 
intelligence, and prudence in her approach to the issues since she has 
been in office.
  Senator Kassebaum is perhaps best known for her leadership as ranking 
member and chair of the Labor and Human Resources Committee, working 
there for bipartisan agreements on the many contentious issues which 
confront that committee. She is also known for her role in foreign 
affairs, having worked for many years on the Subcommittee on African 
Affairs of the Foreign Relations Committee. She was a major force 
behind the establishment of sanctions against South Africa and was key 
in deciding the conditions under which they should be eased before 
apartheid finally ended. Her background in education and the humanities 
has made her a strong leader on these issues as well.
  The people of Kansas and the Nation have benefited greatly from the 
service of Nancy Kassebaum in the U.S. Senate. She has led by example, 
and this body will be a decidedly lesser place after she leaves. I 
commend her and wish her well as she moves on to a new phase of her 
life.

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