[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21538]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               APPRECIATION FOR EFFORT OF SENATOR THOMAS

  Mr. ENZI. I take this opportunity to thank the senior Senator from 
Wyoming, Mr. Thomas, for all of the efforts he has made in three areas, 
as well as a lot of other areas, but particularly in three areas.
  Energy, of course, of which he spoke, he has been one of the Members 
pushing for an energy policy for this country since I have known him, 
which has been quite a while. It looks as if we have the opportunity to 
get that done soon. It will be largely due to his efforts on the 
committee and on the floor.
  I also thank him for the effort he is making in the agricultural 
area. Our State is very dependent on agriculture. He serves on the 
Agriculture Committee. I think he is the first person from Wyoming to 
serve in 40 years. He got in it at a particularly crucial time, as we 
were redoing the farm bill. I know that is extremely difficult work. 
When there are 10 Senators together, they offer 20 opinions. Trying to 
mold those into one bill can be extremely difficult.
  Of course, the Senator serves on the Finance Committee, as well. That 
is from where the stimulus package is coming. Again, there are multiple 
opinions regarding that package.
  I appreciate the efforts and leadership of the Senator in all of 
those areas. I look forward to the great packages we will have as a 
result.


                           Race for the Cure

  I also mention another effort led by his wife, the Race for the Cure, 
the breast cancer effort in our State. The four honorary chairs are his 
wife--definitely not an honorary chair; she spends a great deal of time 
all year working to raise funds to make people more aware of the need 
for breast cancer testing, treatment, and early detection. She is an 
honorary chair, along with our Governor's wife, Sherri Geringer, my 
wife, Diana, and Congresswoman Barbara Cubin's husband, Fritz. They all 
work a lot of time during the year.
  Last weekend, we were at a function that kicks off the next year's 
Race for the Cure. It is well underway. It is a great effort. It saves 
life, both men's and women's lives. That evening we were in Rock 
Springs, WY, for a different function called Cowboys Against Cancer. 
This event is not limited to any particular type of cancer. Rock 
Springs puts on an annual fundraising event where anyone in the 
community with cancer receives funds from this foundation, up to 
$1,000, to help offset some of their expenses during the year. It is a 
great community effort to help out neighbors.
  They asked me to emphasize that, even though we have this focus in 
the United States on terrorism, anybody who comes down with cancer has 
a form of terrorism. It is important we keep giving the ways we have 
been giving, as well as giving in new ways. The American people are the 
most giving people in the world. This is a time when we need to give in 
new ways, but we need to continue the old ways, as well.
  When somebody in your family comes down with cancer, you have ground 
zero in your home, too. That is the potential for a total loss. I hope 
everybody keeps up all of those efforts, as well as the new emphasis.
  I yield the floor.
  Mr. THOMAS. I thank the Senator for his kind comments and I certainly 
enjoy working together.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. TORRICELLI. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the order 
for the quorum call be dispensed with.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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