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Congressional Record—Senate S140 S140 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð SENATE January 21, 1997 can restore integrity to our electoral 1960's and endured throughout his bril- Let us talk about a man who brought a re- system by enacting meaningful cam- liant career, including his 1992 Presi- markable wife to Lowell, and a father who paign finance reform legislation. dential campaign. raised three wonderful children in the city of I thank the Chair and yield the floor. As a Lowell city councilor, a county his birth. commissioner, Congressman, Senator, Because before all elseÐbefore all the poli- Mr. NICKLES. Madam President, I tics and the presidential campaignsÐPaul know my colleagues have been waiting and Presidential candidate he had a Tsongas devoted his life to his beloved and patiently. Would they mind if I went special vision of America as it ought to cherished wife and daughters. And even if his ahead for a few minutes? be. Above all, he had an extraordinary journey consisted ``only'' of Nicola, Katina, Mr. GRAMS. That is fine. personal and political courage. It was a Ashley and Molly, he would have succeededÐ (The remarks of Mr. NICKLES pertain- courage demonstrated during his long grandlyÐin making this city and this world ing to the introduction of S. 9 are lo- illness and in all aspects of his years in a better place in which to live. If a man's legacy is first and foremost his cated in today's RECORD under ``State- public service. He often took stands that were unpopular. He had strongly family, Paul Tsongas' journey has left us all ments on Introduced Bills and Joint with a living legacy to cherish and honor as Resolutions.'') held beliefs and he fought hard for we do his own life. (The remarks of Mr. NICKLES, Mr. them regardless of the passing political For years, we in Lowell have needed Paul GRAMS, and Mr. HUTCHINSON pertaining cause. He cared more for the truth Tsongas. Now it is time for all of us to begin to the introduction of S. 9 are located than public opinion. And the people of to repay our debt to him by reaching out to in today's RECORD under ``Statements Massachusetts loved him all the more Nicola, Katina, Ashley and Molly with our because of it. arms, our hearts and our prayers. on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolu- They surely don't need us to tell them, but tions.'') President Kennedy would have called him a ``profile in courage.'' we should let them know just how proud we f One of his enduring legacies is the are of her husband and their father, and how much we, too, will miss him. 1996 YEAR END REPORT Lowell National Historic Park, which For those who knew Paul TsongasÐand so symbolized a great deal about his com- The mailing and filing date of the many in this city were privileged by his mitment to Lowell and to that entire friendshipÐwe knew him first as a husband 1996 Year End Report required by the region of our State. He had the vision and a father. In these parts, he was not Sen. Federal Election Campaign Act, as to conceive the park and the skill to Tsongas. He was ``just'' Paul Tsongas, a guy amended, is Friday, January 31, 1997. achieve it. In a larger sense, it also who clearly was happiest not on the firing Principal campaign committees sup- typified his unique ability to find new lines of City Hall or Capitol Hill, but rather porting Senate candidates file their re- ways to see old problems. Where others in his back yard on Mansur Street. ports with the Senate Office of Public saw a fading mill town, Paul saw the `Our' Paul Tsongas was not a politician or Records, 232 Hart Building, Washing- a presidential candidate. He was something opportunity for rebirth, growth, and a much more special than that. ton, DC 20510±7116. thriving new economy. He was TsongyÐour neighbor and our The Public Records office will be He applied that same dedication to friend. A guy who may have been better at open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the filing new ways of thinking in everything he driving his kids to school than he was at date to accept these filings. In general, did in our State, our country, and our driving legislation through the U.S. Senate. reports will be available the day after common planet, yet he had both a real- A hard-working environmentalist whose receipt. For further information, please istic and idealistic vision of a better most beloved contribution to the greening of contact the Public Records office on future and a powerful commitment to America was surely cleaning up and land- (202) 224±0322. scaping Kittredge Park, on his hands and reach it so no one would be left out or knees, as content as a man could be. f left behind. Let others applaud and exalt the contribu- He reminded me of Robert Kennedy. tions Rep. and Sen. Tsongas made to the REGISTRATION OF MASS As my brother often said, ``Some peo- Commonwealth of MassachusettsÐas they MAILINGS ple see things as they are and say, why. should and will. Let the national pundits and The filing date for 1996 fourth quarter I dream things that never were and politicians ponder what contributions a mass mailings is January 27, 1997. If a say, why not?'' That was true of Paul President Tsongas would have made to the Tsongas as well. We will miss him very countryÐas surely he would have. Senator's office did no mass mailings We in Lowell need only walk through our during this period, a form should be much. Our hearts go out to his wife city to celebrateÐevery dayÐwhat Paul submitted that states ``none.'' Niki, his sisters, Thaleia and Vicki, all Tsongas did for his hometown. Mass mailing registrations, or nega- the members of his wonderful family, A national park here, a Boarding House tive reports, should be submitted to his three daughters, Ashley, Katina, Park there. The Wang Towers over there, the Senate Office of Public Records, 232 and Molly. and an arena going up just over here. And Hart Building, Washington, DC 20510± Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- here's one of our new middle schools, not too 7116. sent that editorials from the Lowell far from our downtown hotel. And just over Sun and the Boston Globe be printed in there, where the river bends, we're going to The Public Records Office will be have a brand new ball park for Lowell's own the RECORD. open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the filing minor league ball club. You know, the Spin- date to accept these filings. For further There being no objection, the mate- ners, the team Paul Tsongas brought to information, please contact the Public rial was ordered to be printed in the town. Records office on (202) 224±0322. RECORD, as follows: Let those on the national stage talk about [From the Lowell Sun, January 20, 1997] the bumpy, bizarre and truly incredible road f COMING HOME which Paul Tsongas nearly traveled to the TRIBUTE TO FORMER SENATOR When he stood in the raindrops at Board- White House. Here, in Lowell, we'll walk and talk about PAUL TSONGAS ing House Park, Paul Tsongas spoke of em- barking upon his ``journey of purpose'' to be- the most important roads in Paul Tsongas' Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, it is come the President of the United States. lifeÐHighland Street, where he lived as a with great sadness that we learned last We in Lowell knew better. child. Gorham Street, where young Paul weekend of the death of our former col- We in Lowell knew Paul Tsongas' purpose- toiled in his father's dry cleaning store. And league from Massachusetts, Paul Tson- ful journey began long before he tossed his Mansur Street, where Paul Tsongas of Low- ell lived and raised his family. gas. Paul served in the House of Rep- hat into the presidential ring, and endured long after his candidacy came to an end. Let other congressmen and senators and resentatives for 4 years, from 1975 to For Citizen Paul Tsongas, his journey to presidents talk about the unique contribu- 1979, and in the Senate for 6 years, from make his city and his world a better place tion Paul Tsongas made to deficit reduction 1979 to 1985. All of us who knew him re- began as soon as he was old enough to make and our grandkids at the Concord Coalition. spected him and admired him. a difference, and continuedÐwith as much Here, in Lowell, we'll reminisce about the Paul was a great friend, a great Con- passion and purpose as everÐuntil it ended first and most important budget Paul Tson- gressman for the people of Lowell, a all too soon Saturday night. gas ever balanced in his lifeÐthe one in that dry cleaning shop on Gorham. great Senator for the State of Massa- Let others talk about Sen. Tsongas' ex- traordinary contributions to the national We knew The Road from Here would al- chusetts. He had a special dedication to landscapeÐas they should and will. ways lead back to Lowell. public service that began as a Peace Let us in Lowell talk about contributions And even though his journey of purpose Corps volunteer in Ethiopia in the far more significant and enduring. often took Paul Tsongas to bigger cities and January 21, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð SENATE S141 faraway lands, we all knew that his journey Administration and the Office of the cial shipbuilding orders has been gen- began here, drew its strength from here, and U.S.
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