[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 24758]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    TRIBUTE TO SENATOR RICHARD BRYAN

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, let me say that no one has really 
performed more distinguished service than our colleague from Nevada, 
Richard Bryan. I have seen them all now over my 34 years. Senator Bryan 
has judgment. It comes from his hard experience as a State's Governor, 
and it comes from a tremendous sense of history. I have always been 
impressed with his fascinating knowledge of historical facts, and he 
brings history into focus in regard to present-day realities. We are 
going to miss that. We are going to miss that here in the Senate. We 
are going to miss his charming wife Bonnie. We have worked with both of 
them, traveled with both of them, and they have made a magnificent 
contribution to the future of this country.
  I have said time and again that, more than a balanced budget, what we 
need is balanced Senators, balanced Congressmen. If anyone is one who 
is really balanced in his approach to the needs of the Nation and the 
way we go about doing our business here in the Senate, it is Richard 
Bryan of Nevada. I didn't realize that was what we were going to have 
here this morning, but I jump at the chance to say something about a 
distinguished Senator such as Senator Bryan.

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