[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 169 (Monday, October 16, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4979]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 406--TO HONOR THE LIFE AND DEATH OF RICHARD CLARENCE 
              CLARK, FORMER SENATOR FOR THE STATE OF IOWA

  Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. Ernst, 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. 
Butler, 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, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, 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, Ms. Klobuchar, 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. Smith, 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. 406

       Whereas Richard Clarence Clark (referred to in this 
     preamble as ``Dick Clark'') was born in Paris, Linn County, 
     Iowa, in 1928;
       Whereas Dick Clark served in the Army from 1950 to 1952;
       Whereas Dick Clark received a bachelor's degree from Upper 
     Iowa University in 1953, and a master's degree in history 
     from the University of Iowa in 1956;
       Whereas Dick Clark was an assistant professor of history 
     and political science at Upper Iowa University from 1959 to 
     1964;
       Whereas Dick Clark served as administrative assistant to 
     Representative John C. Culver from 1965 to 1972;
       Whereas Dick Clark walked approximately 1,300 miles across 
     the State of Iowa to mark his campaign for the Senate;
       Whereas Dick Clark was elected to the Senate in 1972, 
     representing the State of Iowa from 1973 to 1979;
       Whereas Dick Clark, after leaving the Senate, was appointed 
     by President Jimmy Carter to be Ambassador at Large and 
     United States Coordinator for Refugee Affairs; and
       Whereas Dick Clark was a senior fellow and founding 
     executive director of the Congressional Program at the Aspen 
     Institute: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate--
       (A) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the 
     announcement of the death of Richard C. Clark, former Member 
     of the Senate; and
       (B) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
     communicate this resolution to the House of Representatives 
     and transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of 
     Richard C. Clark; and
       (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stands adjourned as 
     a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Richard 
     C. Clark, former Senator for the State of Iowa.

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