Tributes to Hon. Pete V. Domenici

TRIBUTES TO HON. PETE V. DOMENICI VerDate Aug 31 2005 16:09 Aug 24, 2010 Jkt 047105 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 H:\DOCS\BYEBYE\BYEBYE08\PETE7.BST CRS2 PsN: SKAYNE VerDate Aug 31 2005 16:09 Aug 24, 2010 Jkt 047105 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 H:\DOCS\BYEBYE\BYEBYE08\PETE7.BST CRS2 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Pete V. Domenici U.S. SENATOR FROM NEW MEXICO TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES E PL UR UM IB N U U S VerDate Aug 31 2005 16:09 Aug 24, 2010 Jkt 047105 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\BYEBYE\BYEBYE08\PETE7.BST CRS2 PsN: SKAYNE congress.#15 (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Pete V. Domenici VerDate Aug 31 2005 16:09 Aug 24, 2010 Jkt 047105 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\BYEBYE\BYEBYE08\PETE7.BST CRS2 PsN: SKAYNE 47105.001 (Trim Line) (Trim Line) S. DOC. 110–23 Tributes Delivered in Congress Pete V. Domenici United States Senator 1973–2009 ÷ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 2010 VerDate Aug 31 2005 16:09 Aug 24, 2010 Jkt 047105 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\BYEBYE\BYEBYE08\PETE7.BST CRS2 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing VerDate Aug 31 2005 16:09 Aug 24, 2010 Jkt 047105 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\BYEBYE\BYEBYE08\PETE7.BST CRS2 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) CONTENTS Page Biography .................................................................................................. v Farewell to the Senate ............................................................................. ix Proceedings in the Senate: Tributes by Senators: Akaka, Daniel K., of Hawaii ..................................................... 10 Alexander, Lamar, of Tennessee ............................................... 4, 57 Allard, Wayne, of Colorado ........................................................ 4, 43 Bennett, Robert F., of Utah ....................................................... 19 Bingaman, Jeff, of New Mexico ................................................ 9 Bond, Christopher S., of Missouri ............................................. 38 Brownback, Sam, of Kansas ...................................................... 3 Bunning, Jim, of Kentucky ....................................................... 8 Byrd, Robert C., of West Virginia ............................................. 57 Cochran, Thad, of Mississippi ................................................... 25 Coleman, Norm, of Minnesota .................................................. 45 Collins, Susan M., of Maine ...................................................... 49 Conrad, Kent, of North Dakota ................................................. 41 Corker, Bob, of Tennessee ......................................................... 40 Dodd, Christopher J., of Connecticut ....................................... 4, 34 Dole, Elizabeth, of North Carolina ........................................... 7 Domenici, Pete V., of New Mexico .................. 3, 7, 20, 22, 25, 30, 34 Dorgan, Byron L., of North Dakota .......................................... 57 Durbin, Richard, of Illinois ........................................................ 37 Enzi, Michael B., of Wyoming ................................................... 54 Feingold, Russell D., of Wisconsin ............................................ 7 Hagel, Chuck, of Nebraska ........................................................ 43 Hatch, Orrin G., of Utah ........................................................... 12 Hutchison, Kay Bailey, of Texas ............................................... 13 Inouye, Daniel K., of Hawaii ..................................................... 48 Kennedy, Edward M., of Massachusetts .................................. 11 Kyl, Jon, of Arizona ................................................................... 32, 44 Landrieu, Mary L., of Louisiana ............................................... 18, 24 Leahy, Patrick J., of Vermont ................................................... 58 Levin, Carl, of Michigan ............................................................ 44 Lieberman, Joseph I., of Connecticut ....................................... 24 Lugar, Richard G., of Indiana ................................................... 51 McCaskill, Claire, of Missouri ................................................... 3 McConnell, Mitch, of Kentucky ................................................. 14 Murkowski, Lisa, of Alaska ....................................................... 47 Reed, Jack, of Rhode Island ...................................................... 42 Reid, Harry, of Nevada .............................................................. 26 Salazar, Ken, of Colorado .......................................................... 6, 20 Sessions, Jeff, of Alabama ......................................................... 3 Snowe, Olympia J., of Maine .................................................... 59 Specter, Arlen, of Pennsylvania ................................................ 53 Warner, John, of Virginia ..................................................... 20, 22, 39 [ iii ] VerDate Aug 31 2005 16:09 Aug 24, 2010 Jkt 047105 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\BYEBYE\BYEBYE08\PETE7.BST CRS2 PsN: SKAYNE VerDate Aug 31 2005 16:09 Aug 24, 2010 Jkt 047105 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\BYEBYE\BYEBYE08\PETE7.BST CRS2 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) BIOGRAPHY The longest serving U.S. Senator in New Mexico history, U.S. Senator PETE V. DOMENICI is a respected leader on some of the most important issues of our time, such as strengthening our energy security, curbing nuclear prolifera- tion, and promoting fiscal responsibility in the Federal budget. A child of Italian immigrants, PETE DOMENICI was born and raised in Albuquerque. In 1954 he earned an education degree from the University of New Mexico. After graduating, PETE pitched for the Albuquerque Dukes—a farm club for the old Brooklyn Dodgers. He left baseball to become a math teacher at Garfield Junior High in Albuquerque in 1955. In 1958 he earned his law degree from the University of Denver and returned to Albuquerque to enter private practice. In the mid-1960s he was elected to the Albuquerque City Commission and served as chairman, the city’s equivalent to mayor. PETE DOMENICI was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972 and served six 6-year terms. PETE DOMENICI was the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, having served as its chairman following a long tenure in charge of the Senate Budget Committee. Senator DOMENICI served on the Budget Committee, as well as the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. When he became chairman of the Energy and Natural Re- sources Committee in 2003 Senator DOMENICI put his years of legislative experience to work to craft the first major com- prehensive energy bill since 1992. Many thought that the task was nearly impossible, but Senator DOMENICI gained bipartisan consensus and passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct). This new energy law created incentives to accelerate U.S. development of its own energy resources, including solar, wind, and geothermal sources that are clean and renewable. The law helped to strengthen the renaissance of nuclear power in the United States. EPAct invests heavily in new technologies to make conventional fossil fuels cleaner to use. [ v ] VerDate Aug 31 2005 16:09 Aug 24, 2010 Jkt 047105 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6688 Sfmt 6688 H:\DOCS\BYEBYE\BYEBYE08\PETE7.BST CRS2 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) And, in late 2006, Senator DOMENICI engineered the enact- ment of a law that will open areas of the Gulf of Mexico for energy exploration. This could yield 1.26 billion barrels of American-owned oil and 5.8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the near future. The Senator has now turned his attention toward building on this legislation to help strengthen our Nation’s energy security by unleashing innovation in clean energy technologies. Senator DOMENICI has always believed in the power of science and technology to improve lives and make the world safer. As a leader on the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, PETE DOMENICI has worked to fund and equip the Department of Energy’s National Laboratory Sys- tem—including Sandia and Los Alamos labs in New Mex- ico—to ensure these world-class scientific facilities can carry out their nuclear deterrent and scientific missions. Senator DOMENICI is a major proponent of nonproliferation programs, such as the MOX initiative to convert U.S. and Russian weapons materials into safe, usable material that cannot be used in weapons. Senator DOMENICI’s commitment to science and technology is also exemplified in his work to make the United States more competitive in the global marketplace. He is a co- author of bipartisan legislation to promote the American Competitiveness Initiative that would force substantial changes to promote science and technology education and ensure that the United States does not lose its place as a scientific and technological leader in the world. Senator DOMENICI has also been called the father of the human genome project for his work to focus Federal resources behind research to better our understanding of the human DNA blueprint. He is a nationally recognized advo- cate for people with mental illness, and has worked tirelessly to build

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