[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 113 (Wednesday, July 13, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5087-S5088]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 534--RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF WILLIAM L. ARMSTRONG, 
         FORMER UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR THE STATE OF COLORADO

  Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Bennet) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 534

       Whereas William L. Armstrong (in this preamble referred to 
     as ``Bill Armstrong'') was born in Fremont, Nebraska, and 
     attended Tulane University and the University of Minnesota;
       Whereas Bill Armstrong was a broadcaster and owner of media 
     outlets, such as radio stations and newspapers;
       Whereas Bill Armstrong served in the Army National Guard of 
     the United States from 1957 to 1963, which brought him to 
     Colorado;
       Whereas at age 25 Bill Armstrong was elected to the 
     Colorado House of Representatives, where he served from 1963 
     to 1964;
       Whereas Bill Armstrong then served in the Colorado Senate 
     from 1965 to 1972, where he became Majority Leader after only 
     4 years of service;
       Whereas Bill Armstrong served the people of Colorado in the 
     United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979 and 
     in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1991;
       Whereas Bill Armstrong served honorably as the Chairman of 
     the Senate Republican Policy Committee from 1985 to 1991;
       Whereas Bill Armstrong was a strong conservative who 
     consistently advocated for such matters as fiscal discipline 
     and tax reform, pay and benefits for military service 
     members, and the support of small businesses;
       Whereas Bill Armstrong worked to pass the Economic Recovery 
     Tax Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-34, 95 Stat. 172) and was 
     recognized multiple times with the ``Taxpayers' Friend'' 
     award by the National Taxpayers Union;
       Whereas Bill Armstrong was named the ``military pay 
     champion'' of the Senate by the Army Times;
       Whereas Bill Armstrong was an ardent champion of small 
     business;
       Whereas Bill Armstrong earned the ``Guardian of Small 
     Business'' award from the National Federation of Independent 
     Business, and the Colorado Association of Commerce and 
     Industry Public Service Award in 1982 for his distinguished 
     service to the people of Colorado;
       Whereas Bill Armstrong was instrumental to the passage of 
     title I of Public Law 96-560 (94 Stat. 3265) (commonly known 
     as the ``Colorado National Forest Wilderness Act of 1980''), 
     which preserved 1,400,000 acres of land;
       Whereas Bill Armstrong continued to serve the people of 
     Colorado for the last 10 years as president of Colorado 
     Christian University;
       Whereas Bill Armstrong possessed a strong faith and lived 
     his life accordingly;
       Whereas Bill Armstrong led hundreds of prayer breakfasts 
     and served on the board of Campus Crusade for Christ and 
     Christian Businessmen's Committee USA;
       Whereas Bill Armstrong was a person of firm principle, 
     worked towards meaningful

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     solutions, and described himself as ``relatively inflexible 
     on principles, but flexible on the details'';
       Whereas, throughout his life, Bill Armstrong demonstrated 
     great integrity and remarkable leadership; and
       Whereas Bill Armstrong touched the lives of all those he 
     served and helped families across Colorado through his 
     devotion to public service: 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 
     L. Armstrong, former member of the United States Senate;
       (2) the Senate instructs the Secretary of the Senate to 
     communicate this resolution to the House of Representatives 
     and transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
     family of William L. Armstrong; and
       (3) when the Senate adjourns on the date of adoption of 
     this resolution, it stands adjourned as a further mark of 
     respect to the memory of the Honorable William L. Armstrong.

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