[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 58-59]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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     SENATE RESOLUTION 284--COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF WILLIAM V. 
       ROTH, JR., FORMER MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE FROM 
       THE STATE OF DELAWARE

  Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Frist, Mr. Daschle, Mr. 
Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Allard, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr. 
Bennett, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Brownback, 
Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burns, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
Chafee, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Coleman, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
Dayton, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. 
Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Graham of Florida, Mr. Graham of South 
Carolina, Mr.

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Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hollings, 
Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, 
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lott, Mr. Lugar, 
Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Miller, Ms. Murkowski, 
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. 
Nickles, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Reid, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, 
Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. 
Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Sununu, 
Mr. Talent, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Wyden) 
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 284

       Whereas William V. Roth, Jr. was born on July 22, 1921 in 
     Great Falls, Montana, was raised in Helena, Montana, 
     graduated from the University of Oregon, and earned law and 
     business degrees from Harvard University;
       Whereas William V. Roth, Jr. was decorated with a Bronze 
     Star for meritorious service with Army military intelligence 
     in the South Pacific during World War II;
       Whereas William V. Roth, Jr. moved to Delaware in 1955 and 
     resided in Delaware until his death;
       Whereas William V. Roth, Jr. was elected to the House of 
     Representatives in 1966, and served the State of Delaware 
     with distinction until his election to the United States 
     Senate in 1970;
       Whereas William V. Roth, Jr. continued to serve the State 
     of Delaware and the United States in the Senate from 1971 to 
     2001, where he personified the title ``Honorable'';
       Whereas William V. Roth, Jr. championed tax and savings 
     reforms and deficit reduction as Chairman and a member of the 
     Senate Committee on Finance;
       Whereas William V. Roth, Jr. worked tirelessly to control 
     government spending as Chairman and a member of the Senate 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs and to shape foreign policy 
     as president of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
     Parliament Assembly and chairman of the Senate NATO Observer 
     Group;
       Whereas William V. Roth, Jr. was a man of integrity, 
     decency, and character who was committed to his family and to 
     the people of Delaware; and
       Whereas William V. Roth, Jr. was a trusted friend and 
     colleague and a dedicated public servant: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate has learned with profound sorrow and deep 
     regret of the death of the Honorable William V. Roth, Jr., 
     formerly a Senator from the State of Delaware;
       (2) the Secretary of the Senate shall communicate this 
     resolution to the House of Representatives and transmit an 
     enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of William V. 
     Roth, Jr.; and
       (3) upon adjournment today, the Senate shall stand 
     adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of 
     William V. Roth, Jr.

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