[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S3625]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 316--HONORING THE LIFE OF LOWELL PALMER WEICKER, JR., 
              FORMER SENATOR FOR THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

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

                              S. Res. 316

       Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.--
       (1) was born in Paris, France, in 1931; and
       (2) graduated from Yale University, in New Haven, 
     Connecticut, and the University of Virginia Law School;
       Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. served in the United States 
     Army from 1953 through 1955, achieving the rank of first 
     lieutenant;
       Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. was elected to the House of 
     Representatives in 1968;
       Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. was first elected to the 
     Senate in 1970 and was reelected in 1976 and 1982;
       Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. served on the Senate 
     Watergate Committee, where he was the first Republican 
     senator to call for the resignation of President Richard 
     Nixon, an act of political courage and dedication to public 
     service;
       Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. was an early and strong 
     advocate in the Senate for 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, Lowell P. Weicker, 
     Jr. was a strong advocate for protecting public health, shown 
     through his efforts to--
       (1) prevent cuts in funding for the National Institutes of 
     Health;
       (2) support scientific and medical research efforts; and
       (3) secure funding for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 
     and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) treatment;
       Whereas, after his tenure in the Senate, Lowell P. Weicker, 
     Jr. was elected Governor of Connecticut in 1990;
       Whereas, as Governor of Connecticut, Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. 
     secured the passage of a state income tax that, while 
     unpopular, balanced the budget of the State;
       Whereas, as Governor of Connecticut, Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. 
     signed many laws that sought to improve the quality of life 
     for residents of the State, including a ban on assault rifles 
     for the first time in State history;
       Whereas, after leaving public office, Lowell P. Weicker, 
     Jr. continued his work to improve the public health, founding 
     Trust for America's Health, a nonprofit working on disease 
     prevention, and serving as the president of the organization 
     from 2001 through 2011; and
       Whereas Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. is survived by his wife, 
     Claudia Weicker, as well as his 5 sons, 2 stepsons, 12 
     grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
     regret the announcement of the death of Lowell P. Weicker, 
     Jr., 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 Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.; and
       (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
     further mark of respect to the memory of the late Lowell P. 
     Weicker, Jr.

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