[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 26, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S93-S94]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 246--RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF CARL CURTIS, FORMER 
            UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR THE STATE OF NEBRASKA

  Mr. KERREY (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Lott, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Byrd, 
Mr. Abraham, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Allard, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, 
Mr. Bennett, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Breaux, 
Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burns, Mr. Campbell, Mr. L. 
Chafee, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. 
Coverdell, Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Domenici, 
Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Frist, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Gramm, Mr. Grams, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
Helms, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, 
Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lott, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Mack, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
McConnell, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Nickles, Mr. Reed, Mr. Reid, Mr. Robb, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, 
Mr. Roth, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
Shelby, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
Specter, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. 
Torricelli, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. Wyden) 
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 246

       Whereas Senator Curtis served with honor and distinction, 
     for the State of Nebraska, in the House of Representatives 
     from 1939 until his resignation in 1954 and in the Senate 
     from 1955 to 1979;
       Whereas Senator Curtis served his country for 40 years;
       Whereas Senator Curtis stood for fiscal and social 
     conservatism;
       Whereas Senator Curtis regarded one of his biggest 
     accomplishments as bringing flood control and irrigation to 
     the Midwest;
       Whereas Senator Curtis served as the Senate Republican 
     Conference Chairman and ranking member on the Finance 
     Committee during his last term in office;

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       Whereas Senator Curtis was admitted to the bar in 1930 and 
     had a private law practice in Minden, Nebraska prior to his 
     service in the House of Representatives; and
       Whereas Senator Curtis served in Congress longer than any 
     other Nebraskan: now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable Carl Curtis, former Member of the United States 
     Senate.
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate 
     these resolutions to the house of Representatives and 
     transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased.
       Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 
     adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
     Honorable Carl Curtis.

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