[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 154 (Thursday, December 14, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S11768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO SENATOR BOB KERREY

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, Senator Bob Kerrey from Nebraska, as most 
people know, was a former Governor of Nebraska. He has completed two 
terms in the Senate. I, for one, hate to see him leave the Senate. I 
have had the pleasure of working with Senator Kerrey on the Finance 
Committee. He has shown great courage.
  He is a person who has been willing to talk about difficult issues: 
Curbing the growth of entitlements, Medicare, and Medicaid. He worked 
on the commission that was also chaired, I think, by Senators Breaux, 
Frist, and Thomas, and was an outstanding member in saying: Let's make 
some of the tough choices; let's make some of those tough choices now.
  He is a person who has been willing to reach out and work in a 
bipartisan fashion, such as on personal savings accounts for Social 
Security, reforming Social Security.
  He has courage. He has conviction. He has shown it time and time 
again with his service in the Senate, with his activities in the Senate 
and outside the Senate.
  Everyone knows he is a Medal of Honor winner. I think of him as a 
competitor, as a friend, as a colleague. Some of us jog on occasion. 
Senator Kerrey jogs and jogs quite well. That is very inspirational 
because he also has an artificial leg.
  He has a great personality. I think he has made a great contribution 
to the Senate. He has helped improve the quality of the Senate, and 
certainly he will be missed. I think he has announced he is going to be 
a university president. That will be very much to the gain of that 
university. He will be sorely missed in the Senate.
  Mr. President, I yield the floor and 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. THOMAS. 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the quorum call be rescinded.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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