[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 138 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S11948]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO SENATOR BRADLEY

  Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I rise today to salute Senator Bill 
Bradley as he closes a distinguished career in the U.S. Senate.
  A thorough recitation of Senator Bradley's achievements would require 
a large portion of today's Record. His many accomplishments as a 
scholar, an athlete, a writer, and a lawmaker are well-known. So let me 
limit myself with just one area to which he has applied his 
considerable intelligence and energy, that of bringing a sense of 
fiscal responsibility to the Federal budget, and particularly, fairness 
to our Tax Code.
  Senator Bradley has been praised as a serious student and an original 
thinker in terms of fiscal policy, marked by a disposition for 
prudence, fairness, and clarity. Little wonder he has been ranked 
highly by the bipartisan Concord Coalition for his efforts to cut 
wasteful spending.
  I have specifically appreciated his leadership in the effort to 
reform our system of tax expenditures, what amounts to a $400 billion 
annual Federal spending program with scant congressional oversight. 
Senator Bradley has sought reform of this system for years, and I will 
be one of those who will continue that fight in the 105th Congress. I 
hope citizen Bradley will be available for advice, encouragement and 
support in that effort.
  Mr. President, I know the U.S. Senate will miss the presence of Bill 
Bradley, and I hope that, from whatever vantage point he has after he 
takes his leave of us, he remains engaged in the public policy debate. 
We need people of intelligence, energy and good will, and Bill Bradley 
possesses all those traits.

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