[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 163 (Monday, September 21, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S5730]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO BILL BROCK

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam President, congratulations to my friend, Bill 
Brock, who is celebrating his 90th birthday.
  When I think of Bill, I think of a Tennessean who has served our 
State and our country honorably for over a half century. Bill grew up 
in Chattanooga and started his lifetime of service in the U.S. Navy. He 
was then first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1962. 
Bill served for three terms before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 
1971, replacing Democrat Senator Albert Gore. After his distinguished 
tenure in the Senate, Bill went on the serve as U.S. Trade 
Representative and U.S. Secretary of Labor.
  Bill was a force in the Republican Party, both nationally, serving as 
chairman of the Republican National Committee, and in the State of 
Tennessee. In fact, he was a pioneer in the transformation of our 
Tennessee Republican Party; turning Tennessee from a Democratic 
stronghold to a two-party State simply would not have happened without 
Bill. He laid the foundation for a long lineage of Tennesseans that 
include Howard Baker, Jr., Winfield Dunn, Fred Thompson, Bill Frist, 
Bill Haslam, Bill Lee, and others who have served our State proudly and 
left legacies of exceptional service to those who elected them.
  It has been a pleasure to know Bill over the years; he has been a 
champion of the principles that united us as Americans and has a strong 
record of working with others to get results. I wish my friend the best 
on the celebration of his 90th birthday and hope that his legacy serves 
as an example to future Tennesseans seeking to represent our State in 
public office.

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