[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 25 (Friday, March 8, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S1704]
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                       IN MEMORY OF HOWARD CANNON

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I want to remember our friend, and 
outstanding former chairman of the Commerce Committee, Howard Cannon. I 
had the good fortune to serve with Senator Cannon for most of his four 
terms, and what set him above in my eyes was that he came from the 
school that the Senate is an institution where people get things done. 
Had it not been for this courageous vote to end a filibuster in 1964, 
the landmark civil rights legislation that has so dramatically changed 
this country would never have gotten to the Senate floor.
  It is almost 20 years since he left the Commerce Committee, and I 
find his shoes are still difficult to fill. We called him Mr. Aviation 
because he ended 40 years of federal control over the airlines. Had it 
not been for his interest in water projects and basic infrastructure, 
Las Vegas would not have had the phenomenal growth it has seen.
  No question, it is hard to find a Senator in the last half century 
whose loyalty to his convictions has made more lasting contributions to 
our nation and to his state. We will miss him.
  My wife Peatsy, and I want to express our deepest sympathy to his 
charming wife, Dorothy, and to their family.

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