[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15957]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE WARREN B. RUDMAN

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to the consideration of S. Res. 604, submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 604) relative to the death of the 
     Honorable Warren B. Rudman, former United States Senator for 
     the State of New Hampshire.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider 
be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any 
statements relating to the matter be placed into the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 604) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 604

       Whereas Warren B. Rudman served in the United States Army 
     during the Korean War with the rank of Lieutenant, earning 
     the Bronze Star for action in combat as an infantry 
     commander;
       Whereas Warren B. Rudman rendered exceptional service to 
     the State of New Hampshire as Attorney General for 6 years, 
     an office to which he brought honor;
       Whereas Warren B. Rudman served the people of New Hampshire 
     with distinction for 12 years in the United States Senate;
       Whereas Warren B. Rudman served the Senate as Chairman of 
     the Select Committee on Ethics in the 99th Congress;
       Whereas Warren B. Rudman served the Senate as Vice Chairman 
     of the Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran 
     and the Nicaraguan Opposition with impartiality and honesty;
       Whereas, while serving in the Senate, Warren B. Rudman 
     authored laws to support small business and reduce the budget 
     deficits of the United States;
       Whereas Warren B. Rudman co-founded the Concord Coalition 
     to educate the public about the dangers of Federal budget 
     deficits;
       Whereas the hallmarks of Warren B. Rudman's public service 
     were integrity, courage, and an unflagging commitment to the 
     common good; and
       Whereas, with the death of Warren B. Rudman, New Hampshire 
     and the United States have lost an outstanding lawmaker and 
     public servant: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate has received with profound sorrow and deep 
     regret the announcement of the passing of the Honorable 
     Warren B. Rudman, a former member of the United States 
     Senate;
       (2) the Senate respectfully requests that Secretary of the 
     Senate communicate this resolution to the House of 
     Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the 
     family of the deceased; and
       (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
     further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Warren 
     B. Rudman.

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