[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 140 (Thursday, October 1, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S10055]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                       REMEMBERING JAMES D. RANGE

 Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, earlier this year, we lost a 
great Tennessean and champion of the great American outdoors. James D. 
Range was a lifelong outdoorsman who loved America's wild spaces. He 
grew up in Johnson City, TN, hunting and fishing in the backwoods of 
the Appalachian Mountains. It was in his those early years that Jim--
who was also an Eagle Scout--became passionate about preserving our 
outdoors for future generations.
  He became a passionate advocate for the country's fish and wildlife 
and their habitat and a true champion of natural resource conservation.
  Jim was a trusted advisor and counsel to Senate majority leader 
Howard Baker and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, 
where he served with integrity and distinction. As a Senate staffer, 
Jim was instrumental in the crafting and passage of a string of 
landmark laws, including the Clean Water Act.
  After Jim left the Senate, he continued to pursue his love for the 
outdoors by cofounding and serving as chairman of the Theodore 
Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, an organization that is dedicated 
to the stewardship of America's natural landscape, helping to expand 
fish and wildlife habitat and increasing public access to quality 
hunting and fishing.
  Jim didn't stop there. He furthered his commitment to the cause of 
conservation through service on the boards of directors for Trout 
Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited, the Wetlands America Trust, the 
Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, the American Sportfishing 
Association, the American Bird Conservancy, the Pacific Forest Trust, 
the Yellowstone Park Foundation, the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, the 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Interstate Commission on the 
Potomac River Basin, the Sportfishing and Boating Partnership Council, 
and the Valles Caldera Trust.
  Jim was so instrumental in the conservation movement in this country 
that he was awarded the U.S. Department of the Interior's Great Blue 
Heron Award, was named Conservationist of the Year in 2003 by Outdoor 
Life magazine and received the Norville Prosser Lifetime Achievement 
Award from the American Sportfishing Association.
  Both our natural and political environments are better because of Jim 
Range. Tennesseans, and all Americans, owe Jim a great debt of 
gratitude. His leadership serves as a great example to all of 
us.

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