[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S354-S355]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 57--HONORING THE LIFE OF DAVID FERDINAND DURENBERGER, 
               FORMER SENATOR FOR THE STATE OF MINNESOTA

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McConnell, 
Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blumenthal, 
Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Brown, Mr. Budd, 
Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
Cassidy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
Durbin, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Hassan, Mr. 
Hawley, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. 
Hyde-Smith, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, 
Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, 
Mr. Marshall, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Mr. Mullin, Ms. 
Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Paul, 
Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Mr. Romney, Ms. Rosen, 
Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Scott 
of Florida, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Sinema, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
Tuberville, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Vance, Mr. Warner, Mr. Warnock, Ms. 
Warren, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. 
Young) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
agreed to:

                               S. Res. 57

       Whereas David F. Durenberger--
       (1) was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, in 1934;
       (2) graduated from St. John's University in Collegeville, 
     Minnesota, and the University of Minnesota Law School; and
       (3) practiced law in St. Paul, Minnesota;

       Whereas David F. Durenberger served in the Army from 1956 
     to 1963;
       Whereas David F. Durenberger was first elected to the 
     Senate in 1978 and was reelected in 1982 and 1988;
       Whereas David F. Durenberger was the lead Republican 
     sponsor in the Senate of the Americans with Disabilities Act 
     of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), which prohibits 
     discrimination based on disability in everyday activities;
       Whereas, while serving in the Senate, David F. Durenberger 
     secured protections for Minnesota's natural treasures, 
     including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, 
     Voyageurs National Park, the Mississippi River, and parks and 
     trails throughout the Twin Cities;
       Whereas David F. Durenberger worked with the late Senator 
     Paul Wellstone and a bipartisan coalition of Senators to 
     secure the passage of the National and Community Service 
     Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-82; 107 Stat. 785), which 
     established the Corporation for National and Community 
     Service (commonly known as ``AmeriCorps'');
       Whereas David F. Durenberger served the Senate as Chairman 
     of the Select Committee on Intelligence during the 99th 
     Congress;
       Whereas David F. Durenberger continued to work to improve 
     access to health care after leaving office as chair of the 
     National Institute of Health Policy and as a senior health 
     policy fellow at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul; 
     and
       Whereas David F. Durenberger is survived by his wife of 27 
     years, Susan Foote, as well as his 4 sons, 2 stepchildren, 
     and 14 grandchildren: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
     regret the announcement of the death of David F. Durenberger, 
     former member of the Senate;
       (2) the Senate directs 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 David F. Durenberger; and
       (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
     further mark of respect to the memory of the late David F. 
     Durenberger.

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