[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 136 (Thursday, August 16, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5695-S5696]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 609--RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF PAUL LAXALT, THE FORMER 
              GOVERNOR AND SENATOR OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

  Mr. HELLER (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Leahy, Mr. McConnell, 
Mr. Schumer, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, 
Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
Cassidy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr.

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Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
Donnelly, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Ernst, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
Graham, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heinrich, 
Ms. Heitkamp, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
Isakson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. 
Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mr. McCain, 
Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, 
Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Paul, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Peters, 
Mr. Portman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, 
Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
Shelby, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, 
Mr. Tillis, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Ms. 
Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Young) submitted 
the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 609

       Whereas Paul Dominique Laxalt was born to Dominique Laxalt 
     and Therese (Alpetche) Laxalt on August 2, 1922, at St. 
     Mary's Hospital in Reno, Nevada;
       Whereas Dominique Laxalt and Therese Laxalt were immigrants 
     from the Basque region in Europe;
       Whereas Dominique Laxalt was a sheepherder and Therese 
     Laxalt operated a family-owned hotel in Carson City, Nevada;
       Whereas Paul Laxalt was the oldest child and sibling to 
     Robert, Suzanne, John, Marie, and Peter;
       Whereas Paul Laxalt attended Carson High School, where he 
     was student body president and played on the 1938 State 
     basketball champion team;
       Whereas Paul Laxalt served his country in the United States 
     Army as a medic during World War II and saw action at the 
     Battle of Leyte in the Philippines;
       Whereas Paul Laxalt married Jackalyn Ross in 1946 and had 6 
     children: Gail, Sheila, Michelle, Kevin, Kathleen, and John 
     Paul;
       Whereas Paul Laxalt attended Santa Clara University and 
     graduated from law school at the University of Denver in 
     1949;
       Whereas Paul Laxalt served as district attorney for Ormsby 
     County, Nevada, from 1951 to 1954;
       Whereas Paul Laxalt served as Nevada Lieutenant Governor 
     from 1963 to 1967;
       Whereas Paul Laxalt ran for the United States Senate in 
     1964 but lost by 48 votes;
       Whereas Paul Laxalt served as Governor of the State of 
     Nevada from 1967 to 1971;
       Whereas, as Governor of the State of Nevada, Paul Laxalt--
       (1) formed the first community colleges and began the first 
     medical school in Nevada;
       (2) helped develop the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to 
     protect and preserve Lake Tahoe;
       (3) advanced the gaming industry in Nevada;
       (4) expanded the park system; and
       (5) in 1968, appointed Reverend William Wynn to be Director 
     of the Office of Economic Opportunity, who was the first 
     African American in Nevada to serve in the cabinet of a 
     governor;
       Whereas, in 1975, Paul Laxalt married Carol Wilson, who had 
     a daughter, Denise, who he adopted;
       Whereas Paul Laxalt served as United States Senator for the 
     State of Nevada from 1974 to 1987;
       Whereas Paul Laxalt was known as ``the first friend'' to 
     President Ronald Reagan;
       Whereas Paul Laxalt served as presidential campaign 
     chairman for Ronald Reagan in 1976, 1980, and 1984;
       Whereas Paul Laxalt served as General Chairman of the 
     Republican National Committee from 1983 to 1987;
       Whereas Paul Laxalt ran for the Republican presidential 
     nomination in 1987;
       Whereas Paul Laxalt served as presidential campaign advisor 
     to George H.W. Bush in 1988;
       Whereas Paul Laxalt served as presidential campaign advisor 
     to Senator Bob Dole in 1996;
       Whereas Paul Laxalt was a partner in a New York-based law 
     firm and a successor law firm, Laxalt, Washington, Perito & 
     Dubuc, and also formed a government consulting firm known as 
     the Paul Laxalt Group; and
       Whereas the State of Nevada and the United States are 
     deeply indebted to Paul Laxalt for his lifelong dedication to 
     public service and commitment to improving the lives of all 
     of the people of the State of Nevada and the United States: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate--
       (A) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the 
     announcement of the death of the Honorable Paul Laxalt, 
     former Member of the United States Senate;
       (B) extends deepest condolences and gratitude to the family 
     of Paul Laxalt; and
       (C) honors the legacy and life of Paul Laxalt, his 
     commitment to the people of the State of Nevada and the 
     United States, and his service to the Senate;
       (2) the Secretary of the Senate communicate this resolution 
     to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy 
     thereof to the family of the deceased; and
       (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stands adjourned as 
     a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Paul 
     Laxalt.

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