[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 141 (Thursday, October 3, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S12275]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           TRIBUTE TO SHEILA FRAHM, U.S. SENATOR FROM KANSAS

  Mr. PRESSLER. Mr. President, I would like to pay tribute to my friend 
and colleague, Senator Sheila Frahm, for her outstanding service to the 
people of Kansas. As a former Kansas State Senator and Lieutenant 
Governor, Sheila Frahm has served her country and State with pride.
  Senator Frahm has a long and distinguished record of public service. 
She served as a member of the Kansas Board of Education, a Kansas State 
Senator, and was Kansas' first woman Senate Majority Leader. She also 
was the first woman in Kansas history to be elected Lieutenant 
Governor. As Lieutenant Governor, Sheila Frahm served as a member of 
the Governor's Cabinet and as Secretary of Administration, running the 
day-to-day operations of the Kansas State government.
  Mr. President, in a matter of weeks, Sheila Frahm's life changed 
drastically. She gracefully moved into the Senate seat of one of the 
living legends of American political history, Bob Dole. Senator Frahm 
has demonstrated time and time again that she can rise to any occasion. 
She did so yet again here in the Senate.
  As a member of the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Senator Frahm played a vital role 
in moving legislation during the final months of the 104th Congress. 
Senator Frahm also came to the Senate at a time to help pass historic 
legislation, including workfare, health care and illegal immigration 
reform. In a few short months she has voted to pass the kind of 
legislation many of her colleagues have waited years to address. Sheila 
Frahm has earned the respect and admiration of her colleagues, her 
staff, and her constituents.
  We will soon bid farewell to our colleague from Kansas--Senator 
Frahm. My wife Harriet and I wish Senator Frahm, her husband Kenneth, 
and their three daughters, the very best. I am proud to have served in 
the 104th Congress with Senator Frahm. Her valuable contributions to 
the Senate will not be forgotten.

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