[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S719]
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 100--TO HONOR THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JAMES THOMAS 
        BROYHILL, FORMER SENATOR FOR THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

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

                              S. Res. 100

       Whereas James T. Broyhill was born in Lenoir, North 
     Carolina, on August 19, 1927, and attended the University of 
     North Carolina at Chapel Hill;
       Whereas James T. Broyhill served as a prominent civic 
     leader in Lenoir, North Carolina, and served in several roles 
     at the furniture company of his father;
       Whereas James T. Broyhill served in the House of 
     Representatives from 1963 to 1986, establishing a reputation 
     for impeccable constituent services;
       Whereas, during his distinguished career in the House of 
     Representatives, James T. Broyhill was the leading force 
     behind the creation of the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission;
       Whereas legislation introduced by James T. Broyhill 
     designating the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail 
     was enacted in September 1980;
       Whereas, on June 29, 1986, James T. Broyhill was appointed 
     by the Governor of North Carolina, Jim Martin, to the Senate, 
     where he served until November 4, 1986;
       Whereas, after his service in the Senate, James T. Broyhill 
     served as chairman of the North Carolina Economic Development 
     Commission, and then as the Secretary of Commerce of North 
     Carolina before retiring from political life in 1991; and
       Whereas the community work of James T. Broyhill included 
     serving as chairman and member of the Appalachian State 
     University Board of Trustees, a member of the Board of 
     Visitors of the Bowman Gray/Baptist Hospital Medical Center, 
     a member of the Board of Visitors of the Babcock Graduate 
     School of Management at Wake Forest University, and a member 
     of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Food Bank: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate--
       (A) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the 
     announcement of the death of James T. Broyhill, former Member 
     of the Senate;
       (B) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
     communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives 
     and transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of James 
     T. Broyhill; and
       (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stands adjourned as 
     a further mark of respect to the memory of the late James T. 
     Broyhill.

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