[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 134 (Wednesday, September 25, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S11267]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO SENATOR BILL BRADLEY

  Mr. EXON. Mr. President, it is with great pleasure that I rise today 
to pay tribute to the senior Senator from New Jersey, Bill Bradley, who 
will be retiring at the end of this Congress. Senator Bradley and I 
were elected to Congress in the same year, 1978, and it has been a 
great pleasure and an honor to have served three terms in the Senate 
with him.
  Senator Bradley has distinguished himself as a thoughtful and 
outspoken leader on the issues of tax reform, education, community 
revitalization and crime reduction. He has also been a vocal critic of 
wasteful Government spending. Senator Bradley and I share a keen 
interest in fiscal responsibility and concerns about the impact of the 
debt and deficit situation on our Nation's future. I was pleased to 
have the opportunity to work closely with Senator Bradley on line-item 
veto legislation. A form of this legislation was signed into law this 
year and I believe it is a crucial step toward eliminating wasteful 
spending and keeping us on the path of deficit reduction.
  I commend Bill Bradley for his hard work in the Senate and his 
contribution to our Nation. I expect that he will continue to 
participate in the debate over important public policy issues. Pat and 
I wish him success in all his future endeavors.

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