[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 141 (Thursday, October 3, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S12272]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO SENATOR SIMPSON

  Mr. PELL. Mr. President, the ties that bind us together here often 
transcend party identity and the affairs of the day, and they 
frequently span expanses of time and space.
  Such are the ties on which my friendship with the senior Senator from 
Wyoming [Mr. Simpson] has been based. The initial tie was through his 
father, our former colleague, Milward L. Simpson, who in his early 
years--probably while he was a student at Harvard Law School in the 
1920's--earned high repute as a tutor. And among the students he 
tutored with great effectiveness, were the children of my uncle, 
Clarence Pell. So I feel that my friendship with Senator Alan Simpson 
began long ago with this family association.
  Alan Simpson brought to his work here in the Senate rare attributes 
of grace and good humor--qualities which help immeasurably in 
facilitating the often contentious and trying process of political 
accommodation. To my mind, these qualities of mind and spirit, which do 
so much to promote comity and civility, are almost as important as the 
substance of the great good work that Alan Simpson has done in the 
fields of immigration reform, veterans affairs, and entitlement reform. 
Indeed, his success as a legislator is attributable in no small measure 
to the refreshing traits of character which he brought to the effort. 
Most important of all is his wonderful sense of humor--a quality often 
lacking in this body.
  I value my association with Alan and Ann Simpson over the years and 
wish them well in all that lies ahead.

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