[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 13010]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE MARK O. HATFIELD, FORMER U.S. 
                    SENATOR FOR THE STATE OF OREGON

  Mr. DURBIN. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the 
immediate consideration of S. Res. 257 submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 257) relative to the death of the 
     Honorable Mark O. Hatfield, former United States Senator for 
     the State of Oregon.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, first I ask unanimous consent to be added 
as a cosponsor of this resolution.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DURBIN. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, 
the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements 
related to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 257) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 257

       Whereas from 1967 to 1997 Mark Hatfield represented the 
     people of Oregon with distinction for 30 years in the Senate, 
     and was the longest-serving Senator in the history of Oregon;
       Whereas Mark Hatfield served in the United States Navy 
     during World War II with the rank of Lieutenant, took part in 
     the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa as a landing craft 
     officer, and was one of the first people from the United 
     States to see the effects of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima;
       Whereas Mark Hatfield served in the Oregon House of 
     Representatives, in the Oregon Senate, and as Oregon 
     Secretary of State;
       Whereas in 1958, Mark Hatfield was elected as the 29th 
     Governor of the State of Oregon, and served 2 terms as 
     Governor and helped diversify the State's economy;
       Whereas while serving in the United States Senate, Mark 
     Hatfield co-authored legislation to bring United States 
     troops home from Vietnam and to end nuclear weapons testing;
       Whereas Mark Hatfield authored legislation to protect a 
     number of Oregon's natural treasures including Oregon Dunes, 
     Opal Creek, Bull Run, and the Mark Hatfield Wilderness Area 
     in the Columbia Gorge;
       Whereas Mark Hatfield served as Chairman of the Senate 
     Committee on Appropriations in the 97th through 99th 
     Congresses and in the 104th Congress;
       Whereas Mark Hatfield was a champion of civil rights who 
     devoted himself to promoting a peaceful resolution to 
     international conflict and the elimination of the threat of 
     nuclear weapons; and
       Whereas the hallmarks of Mark Hatfield's public service 
     were bipartisanship, civility, and working for the common 
     good: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
     regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Mark 
     Hatfield, former member of the Senate;
       (2) the Secretary of the Senate communicate this resolution 
     to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy 
     of this resolution to the family of the deceased; and
       (3) when the Senate adjourns today, the Senate stands 
     adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
     Honorable Mark Hatfield.

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