[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 137 (Saturday, September 28, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S11710]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO SENATOR HOWELL HEFLIN

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, likewise, I would like to say thank you 
to Senator Howell Heflin, commonly known as ``the judge.'' He has 
served 18 years in the Senate. He was a former chief justice of the 
Alabama Supreme Court, a Senator with a southern drawl, a Senator who 
served on the Agriculture Committee and the Judiciary Committee, a 
Senator who has always done his homework.
  He knows the Constitution probably as well as anyone serving in this 
body. He is a Senator who served in World War II as a marine. He is a 
Senator who is well liked by, I think, all, who has made a significant 
sacrifice, in my opinion, by serving in this body, and certainly that 
has been to the benefit of the people of Alabama and the benefit of our 
entire country.
  So I wish Senator Heflin all the best and his lovely wife Mike. We 
have enjoyed their service. We wish them all the best as they return to 
the State of Alabama.

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