[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 24, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S11162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  DESIGNATING ROOM S. 131 IN THE CAPITOL AS THE MARK O. HATFIELD ROOM

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate turn to 
Senate Resolution 298, submitted by Senator Byrd and others, the 
resolution be deemed agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, all without further action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LOTT. I ask unanimous consent that all Senators be added as 
cosponsors to this resolution.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 298) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 298

       Whereas Senator Mark O. Hatfield, the son of Charles 
     Hatfield (a railroad construction blacksmith) and Dovie Odom 
     Hatfield (a school teacher), upon the completion of the 104th 
     Congress, will have served in the United States Senate with 
     great distinction for 30 years;
       Whereas Senator Mark O. Hatfield is the longest serving 
     United States Senator from Oregon;
       Whereas Senator Mark O. Hatfield serves on the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration, the Joint Committee on the Library, and the 
     Joint Committee on Printing;
       Whereas Senator Mark O. Hatfield serves as Chairman of the 
     Committee on Appropriations and has provided for the 
     development of major public works projects throughout the 
     State or Oregon, the Pacific Northwest, and the rest of the 
     Nation;
       Whereas Senator Mark O. Hatfield has constantly worked for 
     what he calls ``the desperate human needs in our midst'' by 
     striving to improve health, education, and social service 
     programs;
       Whereas Senator Mark O. Hatfield has earned bipartisan 
     respect from his Senate colleagues for his unique ability to 
     work across party lines to build coalitions which secure the 
     enactment of legislation; and
       Whereas it is appropriate that a room in the United States 
     Capitol Building be named in honor of Senator Mark O. 
     Hatfield as a reminder to present and future generations of 
     his outstanding service as a United States Senator; Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That room S. 131 in the United States Capitol 
     Building is hereby designated as, and shall hereafter be 
     known as, the ``Mark O. Hatfield Room'' in recognition of the 
     selfless and dedicated service provided by Senator Mark O. 
     Hatfield to the Senate, our Nation, and its people.

                          ____________________