[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 154 (Thursday, November 6, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11855-S11856]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        THE GEORGE BUSH LIBRARY

  Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, this afternoon, at this hour, we are 
dedicating the George Bush Library and the George Bush School of 
Government at Texas A&M University, which is in my hometown, and a 
school that I taught at for 12 years. It is a place that is very close 
to my heart.

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  We, today, live in a world that is very different than the world we 
lived in 10 years ago. The Berlin wall has come down, Eastern Europe 
has been liberated, the Soviet Union has been transformed, and we have 
seen more people achieve their freedom than in any victory in any war 
in the history of mankind.
  There are two people on this planet who have had more to do with that 
than any other people who have lived, and those two people are Ronald 
Reagan and George Bush.
  Today, we honor George Bush with his library. We are proud of his 
achievements. But it is more than just his achievements, we are proud 
of George Bush. George Bush is a great man. George Bush is the kind of 
man you would want your son to grow up to be.
  He is in many ways an old-fashioned man--as some would say, maybe 
fashion that is out of style today. But I don't think so. George Bush 
is the kind of man who tries and tries--tried as President and in 
everything in his life to try to figure out what was right--and he 
tried to figure out then how to do it.
  George Bush is a man that has a keen sense of duty. And whether he 
was a young naval officer risking his life for his country, or serving 
as President, when George Bush was on watch for America, he was 
dedicated to the task.
  We are honoring him today in College Station. We are dedicating his 
school and his library. Senator Hutchison and I are unable to be there 
because we are here doing the work of the people and doing our duty.
  We wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate President Bush and 
his family--to congratulate him on his great library; on what it will 
mean to Texas A&M and our State, and what it means to us.
  I just simply wanted to say, Mr. President, to George Bush and to his 
family that we are all proud of you. We are proud of your Texas, and we 
love you.
  I yield whatever time she might use to Senator Hutchison.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas is recognized.
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I want to add my remarks to those of 
my senior colleague.
  We are so proud in Texas that President Bush is opening his library 
today. We are proud that he chose to do it in Texas because he had 
other home States that he could have chosen, but that he came to Texas 
where he had his roots, his business, and raised his family. It means a 
lot to us.
  Also, I think what it is going to add to the intellectual commitment 
to Texas A&M, the foreign policy commitment to Texas A&M, and to all 
Americans is going to be great. It is going to be a great contribution 
for foreign policy debates; for leaders to come together. I think it is 
going to provide a diversity of views and opinions that will certainly 
enlighten all of us.
  So, we are proud that the opening of the library is today. I know 
that through the years we will all be very thankful that President Bush 
has chosen to have a school and a place for people to discuss very 
important domestic and foreign policy issues. I know that he will 
provide a fine quality of opportunity for all of us to learn from.
  So I appreciate it.
  I yield the floor.
  Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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