[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 154 (Thursday, December 14, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11776-S11777]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RETIREMENT OF SENATOR RICHARD H. BRYAN

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, when the 106th Congress finally adjourns 
sine die in the next several days, it will mark the end of the Senate 
service of one of this body's most thoughtful and respected members, 
Senator Richard Bryan.
  Dick Bryan came to the Senate having already distinguished himself as 
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popular attorney general for four years and governor for six years in 
Nevada. In his two terms in the Senate, Dick has fought for the 
protection of American consumers. His successful legislative battles 
include the requirement that automobiles sold in the U.S. be equipped 
with air bags, fair credit reporting and toy labeling legislation. He 
has been a pioneer in the area of internet privacy protection 
legislation, including his bill, the Childrens' Online Privacy 
Protection Act, which passed last year by the Senate.
  Dick Bryan has earned a reputation as a tenacious defender of the 
interests of the people of Nevada. Whether attempting to block the 
storage of federal waste at Yucca Mountain, attempting to ban internet 
gambling, or fighting for federal projects in Nevada, Dick Bryan has 
time and again been a formidable advocate for his constituents.
  Dick Bryan has also been a strong voice in the Senate for fiscal 
responsibility. A critic of excessive ``pork-barrel'' spending and 
wasteful programs, he help lead the fight back to a balanced federal 
budget.
  I have served with Dick on the Senate Select Committee on 
Intelligence, on which he now serves as Vice-Chairman. On that 
Committee, Dick has led the minority while steadfastly working toward a 
bipartisan approach to the Committee's critical oversight of the 
nation's intelligence community.
  Mr. President, I know I speak not only for my wife, Barbara and 
myself, but for all of us in the Senate family, when I say that we will 
profoundly miss Dick and Bonnie Bryan. We wish them, their three 
children and three grandchildren a healthy and happy future. It was 
Dick's love of family and his desire for quality time with them and his 
desire for quality time in his beloved Nevada which takes him from us. 
While there will be a big hole in our Senate family with his departure, 
we admire his reasons for leaving, just as we admire and celebrate his 
contributions to the well being of our nation.

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