[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 54 (Tuesday, May 5, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4373-S4374]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO DANIEL SMITH

 Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Daniel Smith, for his unyielding support for and commitment to the 
Northeast Dairy Compact. With the help of Dan Smith the Dairy Compact 
has become an instrument of balance that is critical to the needs of 
both farmers and consumers in the New England region, as well as a 
model of success for the rest of the country.
  A carpenter by trade, Dan Smith, for more than ten years unselfishly 
committed himself to the crafting and building of the Northeast Dairy 
Compact Commission. Dan's dedication to the survival of New England's 
small farms and his desire to finish the job has benefited all those 
who value the strong agricultural communities in New England. With a 
bachelors degree from Dartmouth College and a law degree from the 
University of Wisconsin, Dan served as law clerk to the Honorable 
Frederic W. Allen, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. As legal 
counsel for the Vermont State Legislature, Dan carefully drafted the 
Dairy Compact legislation. He then worked as Executive Director for 
Dairy Compact Committee, nurturing the Compact legislation through each 
of the six New England state legislatures, resulting in overwhelming 
support in each of the states. After six years of traveling throughout 
New England educating legislatures and building support for the 
Compact, Dan turned his efforts to Washington, D.C. and to the 
ratification of the Northeast Dairy Compact by the U.S. Congress.
  Mr. President, few initiatives in my memory have sparked such a 
vigorous policy debate as the Dairy Compact. Dan worked closely with me 
and my staff to develop and execute the many strategies that helped 
pass the Compact. The passage of the Compact was a long shot in the 
minds of many, but I knew that with Dan Smith's commitment we would 
succeed. I am proud to

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have sponsored the Compact on behalf of all my colleagues from the New 
England delegation. Adoption of the Compact could not have happened in 
Congress without the help of Dan Smith, and without the years of 
dedicated work from a veritable army of Compact supporters throughout 
New England.
  This tribute reflects that with the success of the Dairy Compact we 
recognize the commitment to and importance of our dairy farmers. The 
Dairy Compact holds great promise for the New England region to 
preserve the viability of agriculture and to protect a special way of 
life

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