[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 144 (Monday, October 12, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12378-S12379]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO SENATOR JOHN GLENN

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I would like to pay tribute on my 
behalf, and on behalf of the people of New Mexico, to a true American 
patriot, Senator John Glenn. It has indeed been a privilege to serve in 
this Chamber for 24 years with a man of such honor and distinction.
  Although I only served with Senator Glenn on the Senate Governmental 
Affairs Committee for a brief time, I have been able to witness 
firsthand John Glenn's legendary fairness and leadership. I doubt there 
has ever been a Senator who could match his dogged determination. He 
worked tirelessly for

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many years to cut government waste and improve the efficiency of 
government, and I applaud his efforts.
  Since his arrival in 1974, John Glenn has championed the cause of 
space exploration and research, an area of particular interest and 
importance to my home state of New Mexico. He has long understood, and 
I strongly concur with him, that the United States has a unique 
opportunity and obligation to the pursuit of knowledge and exploration 
of the heavens. Thanks to Senator Glenn's continuing sense of duty and 
service to his country, we will expand our understanding of space and 
its effects on the human body.
  The success of our space program has enabled our children to dream of 
different worlds, our scientists to explore the nature of matter and 
the origins of time, and us to be able to look up into the night sky 
and to understand what we see. John Glenn played a crucial role in 
achieving this success. His flight on Friendship 7 was one of the first 
indications of the greatness of America's space program. His flight on 
Discovery will be a continuation of the greatness John Glenn helped 
established--and a confirmation of the contributions senior Americans 
can, and do, make in our society.
  John Glenn's life as a military hero, space pioneer, and statesman is 
the stuff of legends. Although his time here in the Senate draws to a 
close, he assures us that the legend will grow when he takes off on the 
shuttle Discovery later this month. It truly has been a pleasure to 
work with the distinguished Senator from Ohio. Good luck, John Glenn, 
and God Bless.

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