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m Line) Craig Thomas LATE A SENATOR FROM WYOMING ÷ MEMORIAL ADDRESSES AND OTHER TRIBUTES HON. CRAIG THOMAS ÷z 1933–2007 HON. CRAIG THOMAS ÷z 1933–2007 VerDate jan 13 2004 10:02 Nov 30, 2007 Jkt 036028 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6686 Sfmt 6686 C:\DOCS\CRAIG\36028.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Craig Thomas VerDate jan 13 2004 10:02 Nov 30, 2007 Jkt 036028 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 C:\DOCS\CRAIG\36028.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE 36028.002 (Trim Line) (Trim Line) S. DOC. 110–5 Memorial Addresses and Other Tributes HELD IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES TOGETHER WITH A MEMORIAL SERVICE IN HONOR OF CRAIG THOMAS Late a Senator from Wyoming One Hundred Tenth Congress First Session ÷ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 2007 VerDate jan 13 2004 10:02 Nov 30, 2007 Jkt 036028 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6686 C:\DOCS\CRAIG\36028.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing VerDate jan 13 2004 10:02 Nov 30, 2007 Jkt 036028 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 C:\DOCS\CRAIG\36028.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) CONTENTS Page Biography .................................................................................................. v Proceedings in the Senate: Tributes by Senators: Akaka, Daniel K., of Hawaii ..................................................... 54 Alexander, Lamar, of Tennessee ............................................... 27 Allard, Wayne, of Colorado ........................................................ 20 Barrasso, John, of Wyoming ..................................................... 104 Baucus, Max, of Montana .......................................................... 79 Bingaman, Jeff, of New Mexico ................................................ 29 Bond, Christopher S., of Missouri ............................................. 57, 92 Bunning, Jim, of Kentucky ....................................................... 55 Byrd, Robert C., of West Virginia ............................................. 63 Chambliss, Saxby, of Georgia ................................................... 32 Cochran, Thad, of Mississippi ................................................... 58 Coleman, Norm, of Minnesota .................................................. 72 Collins, Susan M., of Maine ...................................................... 100 Conrad, Kent, of North Dakota ................................................. 50, 84 Cornyn, John, of Texas .............................................................. 42 Craig, Larry E., of Idaho ........................................................... 38 Crapo, Mike, of Idaho ................................................................ 62, 91 Dole, Elizabeth, of North Carolina ........................................... 103 Domenici, Pete V., of New Mexico ....................................... 22, 80, 90 Dorgan, Byron, L., of North Dakota ......................................... 43 Durbin, Richard, of Illinois ........................................................ 68, 69 Ensign, John, of Nevada ............................................................ 99 Enzi, Michael B., of Wyoming ................................ 6, 92, 97, 105, 106 Feingold, Russell D., of Wisconsin ............................................ 71 Feinstein, Dianne, of California ................................................ 59 Grassley, Chuck, of Iowa ........................................................... 101 Gregg, Judd, of New Hampshire ............................................... 19, 96 Hagel, Chuck, of Nebraska ........................................................ 26 Hatch, Orrin G., of Utah ........................................................... 61 Hutchison, Kay Bailey, of Texas ............................................... 46 Inhofe, James M., of Oklahoma ................................................ 12 Isakson, Johnny, of Georgia ...................................................... 17 Kerry, John F., of Massachusetts ............................................. 105 Kyl, Jon, of Arizona ................................................................... 65, 76 Landrieu, Mary L., of Louisiana ............................................... 34 Lincoln, Blanche L., of Arkansas .............................................. 48 Lott, Trent, of Mississippi ......................................................... 40 Lugar, Richard G., Indiana ....................................................... 24 Martinez, Mel, of Florida ........................................................... 18 McConnell, Mitch, of Kentucky .............................................. 3, 67, 98 Murkowski, Lisa, of Alaska ....................................................... 56 Murray, Patty, of Washington .................................................. 63 Nelson, Bill, of Florida ............................................................... 67, 91 Obama, Barack, of Illinois ......................................................... 58 Reid, Harry, of Nevada ....................................................... 5, 6, 69, 98 [ iii ] VerDate jan 13 2004 10:02 Nov 30, 2007 Jkt 036028 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 C:\DOCS\CRAIG\36028.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Page Proceedings in the Senate:—Continued Tributes by Senators—Continued Roberts, Pat, of Kansas ......................................................... 45, 87, 90 Rockefeller, John D., IV, of West Virginia ............................... 73 Salazar, Ken, of Colorado .......................................................... 36 Schumer, Charles E., of New York ........................................... 75 Sessions, Jeff, of Alabama ......................................................... 66 Shelby, Richard C., of Alabama ................................................ 74 Smith, Gordon H., of Oregon ..................................................... 83 Snowe, Olympia J., of Maine .................................................... 77 Specter, Arlen, of Pennsylvania ................................................ 101 Stabenow, Debbie, of Michigan ................................................. 72 Stevens, Ted, of Alaska ............................................................. 14 Thune, John, of South Dakota .................................................. 70 Voinovich, George V., of Ohio ................................................... 98 Warner, John, of Virginia .......................................................... 52 Whitehouse, Sheldon, of Rhode Island ..................................... 70 Wyden, Ron, of Oregon .............................................................. 97 Proceedings in the House of Representatives: Tributes by Representatives: Cubin, Barbara, of Wyoming ..................................................... 109 Memorial Services .................................................................................... 113 [ iv ] VerDate jan 13 2004 10:02 Nov 30, 2007 Jkt 036028 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 C:\DOCS\CRAIG\36028.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) BIOGRAPHY CRAIG THOMAS was Wyoming’s senior voice in the U.S. Senate. His efforts in job creation and economic growth were the foundation of his work to improve the quality of life for people in rural America. During his tenure in Congress, he forged a distinguished legislative record on issues as diverse as public land management, agriculture, fiscal responsibility, and rural health care. In 1989, after years of involvement in public policy and rural advocacy, CRAIG THOMAS won a highly competitive spe- cial election to replace Dick Cheney in the House of Rep- resentatives, when Cheney was appointed Secretary of De- fense. Mr. THOMAS was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1994, and to a second term in 2000 by an overwhelming 74 percent majority—one of the largest margins in Wyoming election history. He was re-elected to a third term in 2006 with 70 percent of the vote. In the U.S. Senate, Senator THOMAS built a solid reputa- tion as one of the most fiscally conservative Members of Con- gress with a particular emphasis on addressing quality of life issues facing families in the rural American West. Senator THOMAS positioned himself on committees which had the greatest impact on the legislation of concern to Wyoming. The THOMAS record includes authoring, as chairman of the National Parks Subcommittee, landmark legislation to pro- vide critical funding, and management reforms to protect America’s national parks into the 21st century. As a result, his visionary legislation has helped to ensure quality visits to our national parks. In addition, the legislation serves to protect natural and cultural resources, and direct new re- sources to our Nation’s parks system. Senator THOMAS’s ef- forts have been routinely recognized by the National Parks and Conservation Association who honored him with their ‘‘William Penn Mott Jr. Park Leadership Award’’ and subse- quently with the National Parks Achievement Award. As a senior member of the Senate’s influential Finance Committee, he made his mark on issues such as Social Secu- rity, trade, rural health care, and tax reform. As cochair of the Senate Rural Health Caucus, Senator THOMAS worked [ v ] VerDate jan 13 2004 10:02 Nov 30, 2007 Jkt 036028 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6688 Sfmt 6688 C:\DOCS\CRAIG\36028.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) successfully to improve health care opportunities for rural