[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 26, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5274-S5275]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 189--RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE WILLIAM 
   DODD HATHAWAY, FORMER UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR THE STATE OF MAINE

  Mr. KING (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Reid, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
Begich, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, 
Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, 
Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Chiesa, Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Coons, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. 
Donnelly, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
Flake, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. 
Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Heller, 
Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. 
Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kirk, 
Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
Manchin, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. 
Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Nelson, Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 189

       Whereas William Dodd Hathaway served in the Army Air Corps 
     during World War II from 1942 to 1946, during which time he 
     was held as a prisoner of war for 2 months after being shot 
     down over Romania;
       Whereas William Dodd Hathaway achieved the rank of Captain 
     and received a Decorated Air Medal, a Purple Heart, a 
     Presidential citation, and a Prisoner of War Medal for his 
     military service;
       Whereas, following his military service, William Dodd 
     Hathaway graduated from Harvard University in 1949 and 
     Harvard Law School in 1953;
       Whereas William Dodd Hathaway began his legal career in the 
     State of Maine, working in both private practice and 
     government service;
       Whereas William Dodd Hathaway was first elected to the 
     United States House of Representatives in 1964 and served 4 
     terms as a Representative from the State of Maine before 
     running for the United States Senate in 1972;
       Whereas, as a Senator, William Dodd Hathaway served on the 
     Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Labor 
     and Public Welfare, the Committee on Finance, the Select 
     Committee on Small Business, and the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate;
       Whereas, as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Alcoholism and 
     Drug Abuse of

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     the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, William Dodd 
     Hathaway crafted numerous legislative measures that addressed 
     health problems related to substance abuse and worked to 
     ensure that the Federal and State governments responded 
     effectively to those problems;
       Whereas, in 1978, William Dodd Hathaway was recognized by 
     Majority Leader Robert C. Byrd for his efforts to address 
     health problems related to substance abuse; and
       Whereas, following his service as a Senator, William Dodd 
     Hathaway resumed the private practice of law in Washington, 
     D.C., until President George H.W. Bush appointed him to the 
     Federal Maritime Commission in 1990: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
     regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable William 
     Dodd Hathaway, former member of the United States Senate;
       (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stands adjourned as 
     a further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable 
     William Dodd Hathaway; and
       (3) the Senate respectfully requests the Secretary of the 
     Senate--
       (A) to communicate this resolution to the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (B) to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
     family of the Honorable William Dodd Hathaway.

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