[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 138 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S11968]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          SENATOR SHEILA FRAHM

  Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN. Mr. President, I would like to take the 
opportunity to say a few words about a Senator who has been with us 
briefly, but has nonetheless, made an impact on all of us in the 
Senate. Sheila Frahm joined us in June, bringing the number of women in 
the Senate to nine, an all time high. This is not the first time that 
Senator Frahm has made history. Before her arrival in the Senate, she 
served as the first woman Lieutenant Governor in Kansas and prior to 
that, she was Kansas' first woman Senate majority leader.
  However, Senator Frahm is much more than a history maker. In her time 
here, she has proven how seriously she takes her job as a legislator 
and policy-maker. The best example of this can be found in her voting 
record, which is perfect. And her voting record is perfect because 
Sheila Frahm decided that it was more important for her to remain in 
Washington to debate important issues like Kennedy-Kassebaum healthcare 
reform, and the welfare reform bill than for her to return to Kansas to 
campaign for reelection. Sheila Frahm proved just how senatorial she 
really is in prioritizing legislative business over her own political 
race.
  I have every confidence that Senator Frahm will continue to serve her 
beloved Kansas with the same calm, good humor, and steadfast dedication 
to duty which she exhibited here in the Senate of the United States.

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