[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 6 (Thursday, January 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S96-S97]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 523--HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE LATE SENATOR 
                               HERB KOHL

  Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McConnell, 
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, Ms. Ernst, 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. 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. 523

       Whereas Herb Kohl grew up in the Sherman Park neighborhood 
     of Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
       Whereas Herb Kohl earned a bachelor's degree from the 
     University of Wisconsin, which is now home to the basketball 
     and hockey center that bears his name, as well as the Herb 
     Kohl Public Service Research Competition to advance evidence-
     based policy and governance research by faculty members and 
     students, which were supported through his gifts to the 
     University;
       Whereas, as president of the Kohl's Corporation, Herb Kohl 
     followed in his father's footsteps and built with his 
     brothers a chain of over 50 Kohl's grocery stores across the 
     Midwest;
       Whereas, when the Milwaukee Bucks were put up for sale and 
     in danger of being bought and moved to another city, Herb 
     Kohl stepped forward in 1985 and bought the team with the 
     promise to Bucks fans that the team would never leave--a 
     promise he fulfilled when the time came to sell the team in 
     2014, donating $100,000,000 to help build a new arena for the 
     community;
       Whereas, in 1990, Herb Kohl started the Herb Kohl 
     Educational Foundation, which has provided more than 
     $34,000,000 in grants and scholarships to Wisconsin students, 
     teachers, and schools;
       Whereas Herb Kohl answered a call to public service in 1988 
     and ran for the United States Senate with a commitment to 
     being ``nobody's Senator but yours'' and working across party 
     lines for the people of the State he loved;
       Whereas Herb Kohl served Wisconsin in the United States 
     Senate for 24 years, bringing his business experience to his 
     Senate office and treating his more than 5,000,000 Wisconsin 
     constituents as his customers;
       Whereas Herb Kohl championed issues important for the 
     people of Wisconsin, fighting every day for dairy farmers, 
     working to protect kids from the threat of gun violence, 
     helping seniors secure and keep high quality health care, and 
     supporting education at all levels, from early childhood 
     through adults attending technical colleges and universities;
       Whereas Herb Kohl served on the Committee on the Judiciary 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and was 
     Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging of the Senate;
       Whereas, throughout his Senate tenure and as Chairman of 
     the Special Committee on Aging of the Senate, Herb Kohl 
     championed initiatives to get individuals, families, and 
     communities the health insurance and care they needed, 
     focusing on the most vulnerable--children and seniors--and 
     the most difficult to reach--rural communities;
       Whereas Herb Kohl used his position as Chairman of the 
     Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
     Administration, and Related Agencies of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate to advance Wisconsin's dairy 
     interests and strengthen nutrition programs for children, 
     including by expanding after-school feeding programs, 
     launching school breakfast start-up grants, expanding summer 
     food service for students, and leading the charge to fund the 
     special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, 
     and children (commonly referred to as ``WIC''), which 
     provides nutrition assistance to pregnant women, infants, and 
     children;
       Whereas, as a member of the Committee on the Judiciary of 
     the Senate, Herb Kohl worked to provide funding for police 
     departments across Wisconsin, advance legislation for child 
     safety locks on handguns, strengthen efforts in the State to 
     fight drug trafficking, and institute ratings for video 
     games;
       Whereas Herb Kohl's office assisted Wisconsinites through 
     individual casework for more than 2 decades, earning a 
     reputation as having one of the best customer service 
     operations in the United States Senate; and
       Whereas, on December 27, 2023, at the age of 88, Herb Kohl 
     died, leaving behind a legacy of dedication and service to 
     the people of Wisconsin: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--

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       (1) the Senate--
       (A) recognizes with profound sorrow and deep regret the 
     death of the Honorable Herb Kohl, former Senator for the 
     State of Wisconsin; and
       (B) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the 
     Senate--
       (i) communicate this resolution to the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (ii) transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
     family of the Honorable Herb Kohl; and
       (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stands adjourned as 
     a further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Herb 
     Kohl.

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