[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 139 (Tuesday, October 1, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S12119]
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                        TRIBUTE TO SENATOR PRYOR

  Mr. PELL. Mr. President, the departure of our dear friend the junior 
senator from Arkansas [Mr. Pryor] from the Senate will leave a void 
that will be hard to fill. His special qualities of modesty and quiet 
accomplishment are all too rare. I have always greatly appreciated his 
decency and courtesy and his true sense of compassion. He epitomizes 
the sense of comity and civility which to my mind should pervade the 
body politic.
  I wish for the sake of the Senate and the Nation that Senator Pryor 
could stay longer. But he leaves now with the fullest possible measure 
of respect and affection of his colleagues. I wish all the best for 
David and Barbara Pryor in the years ahead, and want them to know that 
they will always have my warmest friendship and admiration.

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