[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 24, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11131-S11132]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO SENATOR JIM EXON

  Mr. HEFLIN. Mr. President, along with many of our colleagues, the 
senior Senator from Nebraska has announced that he will retire at the 
end of this Congress. When Jim Exon leaves, the Senate will have lost 
one of its most loyal and dedicated Members. The business of governing 
often comes down to being a team player. While he has not been 
reluctant to stand his ground when his conscience required him to do 
so, Jim Exon has also stuck by his team on the toughest votes that help 
to define our two parties.
  Senator Exon has gained our deep respect because of the wisdom of the 
measures he has advocated. He wrote the law that prevents the foreign 
takeover of American corporations which threatens our national 
security. Also, he increased the penalty for drug sales near truck 
stops to make America's highways even safer. These are just two of the 
numerous legislative initiatives Jim Exon accomplished during his 
successful tenure in the Senate.
  He has been quick to recognize and adapt to the dramatic global 
changes which have occurred over the last 6 years. His foresight in 
advocating the establishment of barter arrangements with the former 
Soviet Republics will become even more apparent as those nations become 
more fully integrated into the world economy.
  Senator Exon has not been afraid to stand by his beliefs. While we 
were not always on the same sides of a given issue, there has never 
been a doubt in my mind that he based his decisions and votes on what 
he believed to be in his State's and the country's best interest. He 
has been an outstanding leader on defense and national security issues.
  Senator Jim Exon has demonstrated in his 18 years in the Senate that 
he is valuable both for his inclination to be a team player and his 
willingness to stick to his position in the face of stiff

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opposition. We were elected the same year, and will be leaving together 
when our terms expire early in 1997, and I wish him well. The people of 
Nebraska have had a true friend in Senator Jim Exon.

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