September 15, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5669 And tourists are worried about trav- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF THE eling to Vermont this fall to see the fo- sufficient second? HONORABLE MALCOLM WALLOP, liage or this winter to do some skiing. There appears to be a sufficient sec- FORMER SENATOR FROM THE Our small State is stretched to the ond. STATE OF limit right now. Winter is fast ap- The clerk will call the roll. Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unani- proaching, which means the end of the The assistant legislative clerk called mous consent that the Senate now pro- construction season is near. By Novem- the roll. ceed to the consideration of S. Res. 268, ber it will be too cold to lay asphalt, Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the which was submitted earlier today. and by December snow and ice will Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. KOHL), is The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cover the mountains, leaving many necessarily absent. clerk will report the resolution by towns dangerously isolated. We need to Mr. KYL. The following Senator is title. make more permanent repairs as soon The legislative clerk read as follows: as possible or future rains and the fall’s necessarily absent: The Senator from Florida (Mr. RUBIO). A resolution (S. Res. 268) relative to the freeze-thaw cycle will further deterio- death of the Honorable Malcolm Wallop, rate our roads and make them all but Further, if present and voting, the former Senator from the State of Wyoming. Senator from Florida (Mr. RUBIO) impassable this winter. With just There being no objection, the Senate would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ weeks to accomplish so much, we need proceeded to consider the resolution. the full and immediate support of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there Mr. ENZI. I ask unanimous consent FEMA, the Department of Transpor- any other Senators in the Chamber de- that the resolution be agreed to, the tation, and many other Federal agen- siring to vote? preamble be agreed to, and the motions cies. The result was announced—yeas 92, to reconsider be laid upon the table. Earlier natural disasters across the nays 6, as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Nation have drawn down our emer- [Rollcall Vote No. 138 Leg.] objection, it is so ordered. gency fund accounts, jeopardizing the YEAS—92 The resolution (S. Res. 268) was ability to respond in those States, as agreed to. Akaka Franken Mikulski well as the newly stricken States such Alexander Gillibrand Moran The preamble was agreed to. as Vermont. FEMA has less than $400 Ayotte Graham Murkowski The resolution, with its preamble, million in its disaster account for the Barrasso Grassley Murray reads as follows: Baucus Hagan rest of fiscal year 2011, and the Federal Nelson (NE) S. RES. 268 Begich Highway Administration’s disaster ac- Harkin Nelson (FL) Bennet Hatch Portman Whereas Malcolm Wallop served in the Wy- count is under $200 million. On top of Bingaman Heller Pryor oming House of Representatives from 1969 to that, the Federal highway account al- Blumenthal Hoeven Reed 1972, and in the from 1973 to ready has over $1 billion in backlogged Blunt Hutchison Reid 1976; Boozman Inhofe Risch Whereas Malcolm Wallop represented the projects waiting for funding. Since Boxer Inouye Roberts people of the State of Wyoming in the United damage to Vermont’s Federal-aid roads Brown (MA) Isakson Rockefeller Brown (OH) Johanns States Senate with distinction for 18 years, and bridges alone will exceed half a bil- Sanders Burr Johnson (SD) from 1977 to 1995; lion dollars, it is unclear whether the Cantwell Kerry Schumer Whereas, while serving in the Senate, Mal- $2.5 billion we propose in this amend- Cardin Kirk Sessions colm Wallop championed the development of Shaheen ment will even cover all of the costs for Carper Klobuchar space-based anti-missile defense, supported Casey Kyl Shelby declared disasters including Irene. But Snowe legislation to reduce inheritance and gift Chambliss Landrieu taxes, fought to restore fish habitats in the it is a good start. Coats Lautenberg Stabenow We must act quickly to replenish Cochran Leahy Tester , and opposed the control of the FEMA’s disaster relief fund, Federal Collins Levin Thune water resources of the State of Wyoming by Conrad Lieberman Udall (CO) the Federal Government; highway’s emergency road fund, and a Udall (NM) variety of other disaster accounts that Coons Lugar Whereas Malcolm Wallop created the Con- Corker Manchin Vitter gressional Award Program in 1979 as a chal- are at dangerously low levels right Cornyn McCain Warner lenge to young people throughout the United Webb now. Without additional funding to Crapo McCaskill States to change the world around them these and other emergency accounts, Durbin McConnell Whitehouse Enzi Menendez Wicker through personal initiative, achievement, Vermont and all of the other 49 States Feinstein Merkley Wyden and service; with ongoing Federal disasters will not Whereas, in 1984, Malcolm Wallop coau- have the resources they need to re- NAYS—6 thored section 1014 of the Tax Reform Act of build. Coburn Johnson (WI) Paul 1984 (Public Law 98-369; 98 Stat. 1015), com- Thousands of American families and DeMint Lee Toomey monly known as the Wallop-Breaux Amend- businesses have been devastated by an NOT VOTING—2 ment, which remains today as the leading unprecedented series of floods, torna- legislative initiative for sport fish restora- Kohl Rubio tion in the United States; does, hurricanes, wildfires, and other Whereas Malcolm Wallop served as chair- natural disasters this year. The people The bill (H.R. 2887) was passed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under man of the Select Committee on Ethics, hurting out there are desperate for a ranking member of the Committee on En- helping hand from their fellow Ameri- the previous order, the motion to re- ergy and Natural Resources and the Com- cans. Given the breadth and depth of consider is considered made and laid mittee on Armed Services, chairman of the Irene’s destruction, on top of the ongo- upon the table. Senate Steering Committee, and was the ing disasters already declared in all 50 The Senator from Wyoming. first nonlawyer in the history of the Senate States, we must ensure that FEMA, the to serve on the Committee on the Judiciary; Department of Transportation, and all f Whereas, after retiring from the Senate, Malcolm Wallop founded the Frontiers of of the other Federal agencies involved Freedom Institute to continue addressing in disaster-relief efforts have the re- MORNING BUSINESS the issues he championed as a Senator and to sources they need to help our citizens Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unani- ensure that the ideals he espoused were not in their desperate time of need. forgotten; and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mous consent that the Senate proceed Whereas the hallmarks of Malcolm Wal- question is on the third reading of the to a period of morning business, with lop’s public service were conservatism, civil- bill. Senators permitted to speak for up to ity, and working for the western way of life: The bill was ordered to a third read- 10 minutes each, with an exception for Now, therefore, be it ing and was read the third time. myself and the other Senator from Wy- Resolved, That— The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under oming, concerning a tribute to Mal- (1) the Senate has heard with profound sor- colm Wallop, who passed away yester- row and deep regret the announcement of the the previous order, the bill having been death of the Honorable Malcolm Wallop, read the third time, the question is, day, and that we might have such time former member of the Senate; and Shall the bill pass? as needed. (2) the Secretary of the Senate commu- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I ask for the yeas The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without nicate this resolution to the House of Rep- and nays. objection, it is so ordered. resentatives and transmit an enrolled copy

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He was a The camera first shows a cowboy in a Still, no matter where he was or man of strong principles who served blue work shirt and a tattered straw what he was doing, he never lost his over the years with some truly remark- hat saddling and mounting his horse focus on his constituents back home able people, such as Dick Cheney and while the announcer says: and how they were being affected by Al Simpson, to make up some of the Everywhere you look these days, the Fed- what the Federal Government was most influential and strongly united eral Government is there, telling you what doing or proposing. That is why so State delegations I have ever seen. they think, telling you what they think you many in Wyoming will always remem- Those of us who served with him will ought to think, telling you how you ought to ber him as a warrior who fought with remember him with a great deal of do things, setting up rules you can’t follow. all his might to put an end to the bat- fondness as one of the greatest war- I think the Federal Government is going too tle that was going on back then to in- riors from Wyoming and the West who far. Now they say if you don’t take that crease Federal regulations and reduce portable facility on a roundup, you can’t go. have ever served in the Senate. Wheth- State and local control over many fac- er a person agreed with him or not, he At that point, you see the cowboy ets of life in Wyoming and the West. He earned the respect of those he served shake his head in disgust, and then cut knew it had to be stopped, and he did with because it was clear he spoke back to a donkey tied behind the cow- not rest until he made it happen. from the heart with words that re- boy’s horse, and strapped on the don- Malcolm was a true conservative, and flected his commitment to his home key’s back is a portable toilet. The the principles and values that meant so State of Wyoming and our Western way cowboy rides off. much to him helped to set his inner of life. That ad got him noticed and elected, compass and guide and direct him in Malcolm was born in and along with his great ability to explain everything he did. His commitment to later attended and graduated from Yale things. conservative values was so strong that University. He immediately felt the After a spirited campaign, Malcolm it led him to create the Republican call to serve his country, and he joined proudly took his oath of office and pre- steering committee, which now in- the Army. Then, when his days in the pared for the challenges that would lie cludes just about all the Republicans in military were over, he returned to his ahead as Wyoming’s newest Senator. the Senate. He knew how important it life as a rancher in Wyoming. It was a Some may have thought it wise to was to create a working group that vocation he took up with great passion start slowly and eventually gain mo- would serve as a sounding board that as it reflected his love of the land and mentum but not Malcolm. He got here would provide guidance and direction his enjoyment of the great outdoors. I and started right to work on what he for the ideas and proposals he and think those long hours spent on his came here to do. Over the years, he other conservatives wanted to offer to ranch gave him the time he needed to served on a long list of committees, control spending, to limit the growth think about that which really and he had an impact on each and of government, and to ensure freedoms mattered to him and to his future. It every one of them. They included the we have all come to cherish as Ameri- must have been there that he began to Energy and Natural Resources Com- cans, to see that they would forever be get his thoughts together and speak his mittee, the Finance Committee, the protected and preserved. mind on a long list of issues that Small Business Committee, the Armed His love of outdoor sports led him to mattered to him and to all of those Services Committee, and the Select champion a tax on hunting and fishing who shared his political philosophy. It Committee on Intelligence. He will equipment that could only be used for led him on a path over the years that also be remembered as the first non- habitat and facilities. Supported by the would see him writing a long list of lawyer to serve on the Judiciary Com- sportsmen, that provision is still in prestigious and popular publications mittee. place, and we protect its use, to be used that got him noticed and quoted Malcolm served for 18 years in the for what it was intended. throughout his long and productive ca- Senate, and the record reflects that he These are just a few of the items you reer. used his time wisely and well. Al- could find on a list of Malcolm’s ac- Malcolm found his home on his though it would be impossible to list complishments in the Senate. There ranch, but he really found his true call- everything he was able to accomplish are many, many more that would be ing when he ran for and won a seat in during his service, quite a few mile- part of the legacy of his service. But the State legislature, first in the house stones stand out that had a great im- there is one more at the top of the list and later on in the Senate. It was in pact not only on his constituents but which I know was closest to his heart the State legislature that he developed on people across the whole country. and which I have to mention before I a well-earned reputation for being a His legislation to cut inheritance and close. thoughtful legislator who became the gift taxes was passed by Congress, an Throughout his life, Malcolm was a voice of his constituents as he worked achievement that was hailed as one of strong believer in the importance of to ensure their concerns were heard the major legislative accomplishments the volunteer spirit. That is why he and heard clearly on a number of issues at that time on tax reform. He also proposed the Congressional Awards that affected them and their daily fought to stop the Federal Govern- program. First of all, it did not cost lives. ment’s effort to control Wyoming’s anything, which he appreciated as a Encouraged by what he had been able water resources and the taking of pri- fiscal conservative. Secondly, it was to do, Malcolm ran for Governor, but vate property. best described as a challenge issued to God needed a legislator, so he lost the Although Malcolm’s career had young people all across the Nation to primary. Malcolm then set his sites on begun right in his own backyard, it get up, get active, and get involved serving in the U.S. Senate. He ran wasn’t long before he had expanded his down the street, down the block, or against a three-term incumbent. He sights and soon began to work on en- across town. It helped young people to knew running for the Senate would not ergy and foreign trade issues which realize that no matter the problem, be easy, but he was always one willing took him to conferences and meetings there was something they could do to to do whatever was needed to ensure he all over the world. He had a great deal help solve it. achieved his objectives. The Senate of success in those efforts as he worked Malcolm proposed the idea, and Con- race proved to be no exception. to strengthen our relationships with gress soon passed it. No other award OSHA, the Occupational Safety and our foreign trade partners. Because of program is quite like it, and no other Health Administration, had come into his concern about our national defense, award like it is issued by Congress. It being and drafted its first regulations. Malcolm was heavily involved in the is not an easy award to earn. I am cer- Malcolm noted the requirements for work that was being done internation- tain that is how Malcolm intended for

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I also want to offer my condolences ards in four program areas: volunteer They may be gone, but their memories to all of those folks who worked for public service, personal development, will live on and serve to remind us that Senator Wallop during his years of ex- physical fitness, and exploration. How each and every one of us—Americans traordinary public service. I have met well they do in each of these categories all across this country of ours—has most and have known many over the determines which award they will earn. something to offer to make a difference years. My wife Bobbi served on his very It may be because of Malcolm’s sta- in the world. If we do not do what God first staff in Washington, and last tus as the founder of the program that has sent us here to do, no one else will night she shared with me again what it always seems to me that when the be able to do it for us. we have all come to know: Malcolm gold award winners come to Wash- Diana and I join in sending our heart- was a kind, caring, and extraordinary ington, DC, for the presentation cere- felt sympathy to Malcolm’s family and gentleman. Malcolm’s staff served him mony, there are more Wyoming win- to everyone who knew him personally ably and honorably. ners than those from any other State. or politically or who followed his pub- I know there are also some in this Just like Malcolm, I am very proud of lic life. He was a remarkable individual body today who served alongside Mal- colm Wallop. You no doubt remember the spirit of my State’s young people who fulfilled his life’s dream by work- him well. It was just 4 years ago that and the way they answer this and every ing hard, always giving the best he had Senator Wallop returned here to this challenge—with enthusiasm and deter- to offer, and constantly looking ahead Chamber and attended my own swear- mination to do whatever it takes to to the problems that were looming on ing-in on June 25, 2007. On that day, as succeed. the horizon so they could be addressed In the years to come, the Congres- before they became too difficult to is tradition, Senator Wallop walked sional Awards will continue to be one handle. with me up to the President’s desk to of the best parts of Malcolm Wallop’s At moments such as these, I have al- take the oath. He stood with me during legacy of service to the Nation, and it ways believed there is no greater gift the ceremony and offered private words will inspire and encourage countless we can give to someone who is grieving of encouragement and advice. I was more young people to do whatever they the loss of a loved one than to keep honored that day to have him there can to change the world around them, them in our thoughts and hold them next to me, and it saddens me greatly beginning like Malcolm did, right in gently in our prayers. I have found that to join Senator ENZI to announce his their own backyard. It already has a God has a way of hearing and healing death. Malcolm Wallop was someone I fol- great record of successes, and I cannot us in our darkest hours. May His pres- lowed throughout his career. I admired think of a better way to remember ence now be a source of peace and com- him greatly. He was a man whom many Malcolm Wallop. In fact, it is probably fort to all those who mourn Malcolm’s of us looked up to, as he grew into one how he would most want to be remem- loss. The knowledge that there are so of the most influential legislators of bered. many who will never forget him may, After Malcolm had served three in time, help to soften the pain his his time. ‘‘Hello, my friend’’—that was his terms in the State senate and given 18 passing leaves behind for all who knew classic western rancher’s drawl, and it more years of his life to the people of him, loved him, and called him their was what you heard if Malcolm Wallop Wyoming, he took another long walk friend. To heal the empty spot in our hearts, was on the other end of the phone line on his ranch, gave it some thought, and I encourage all who knew Malcolm to or came through the door. Malcolm decided it was time for him not to re- write down their memories and share was a real-life version of anyone’s tire—for someone like Malcolm never them. I know with full confidence this image of a western gentleman. slowed down—he just felt it was time will not be the last time Malcolm Wal- Today, I remember him as a brilliant for him to change direction. So he an- lop’s name will be heard on the Senate servant-leader. He possessed a special nounced he was stepping down from the floor. In the years to come, we will western wisdom, which often found Senate to give someone else a chance often think of him and the example he those around him racing just to catch to continue the work that must be provided at so many times. But for up. He found great contentment in all done to make Wyoming and our Nation now, let us say goodbye to our friend. of the many facets of his life. Even dur- a better place to live for us all. He will be missed, but he will never be ing recent years, when numerous med- It was not long after leaving the Sen- forgotten. ical challenges conquered his physical ate that Malcolm founded an organiza- I yield the floor. body, his spirit and his intellect were tion called the Frontiers of Freedom to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- never diminished. enable him to continue his work to ad- ator from Wyoming. Public service was his heritage and dress the issues of personal freedom Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I his calling. His grandfather, Oliver and the need to keep our government come to the floor today to honor one of Henry ‘‘Noll’’ Wallop, founded the Can- from growing too large and too power- our former colleagues and a dear yon Ranch in the Big Horn Mountains ful. I have always felt, like Will Rogers friend. U.S. Senator Malcolm Wallop of Wyoming in 1888. That is before Wy- said so many years before him, that he died yesterday, September 14, 2011, at oming even became a State. Noll had opened his office just a short distance his Wyoming home overlooking the the distinction of serving first in the from Washington so he would be better majestic Big Horn Mountains. Wyoming State Legislature and then, able to keep an eye on us. Senator Wallop will be remembered later in life, in the House of Lords in In the years he served at the helm of as a unique and enduring figure in the Great Britain. Noll was the youngest the Frontiers of Freedom, it was clear history of Wyoming and in the history son of Lord Isaac Newton Wallop, the that it reflected the true north of Mal- of the United States. Malcolm was a fifth Earl of Portsmouth. When Noll’s colm Wallop’s inner compass. Just like stalwart defender of freedom and de- older brothers died, he reluctantly re- he had done for so many years, the or- mocracy around the world and a deter- turned to England to fulfill the family ganization was completely focused on mined advocate for limited government duty. However, his own son Oliver, who many of the issues he had worked on in and opportunity for every person. Like was Malcolm’s father, had been grown the Senate, and, like him, it was a that iconic range in northern Wyoming up and he remained in Wyoming. much valued and important presence in that he loved, Malcolm stood very Malcolm was born in 1933, and Big the ongoing conversation and debate tall—as a citizen, as a State and Fed- Horn was always his home. His chil- about the direction in which our coun- eral legislator, and as a loyal guardian dren and his grandchildren are the try was headed and whether that need- for Wyoming people and our way of fourth and fifth generations of his fam- ed to change. life. ily to make their lives in the beautiful

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He pensate property owners whose ability most celebrated summer events. was a cattle rancher elected to the Wy- to mine was undercut by regulation. He My wife Bobbi reminds me how abso- oming State Legislature, serving both worked successfully to protect State lutely joyful Malcolm was each year on in the house as well as in the senate interest in the Clean Water Act. He his birthday. His birthday was Feb- from 1969 through 1976. brought significant wilderness to Wyo- ruary 27. As Bobbi reminds me, that is In 1974, Wallop ran unsuccessfully for ming through the 1984 Wilderness Act. when his staff organized the Wally Governor of Wyoming. But it was dur- He was a key force behind the pas- Awards, making great fun of them- ing that summer campaign that Mal- sage of the far-reaching 1982 Energy selves and their boss. I am told the best colm began to distinguish himself as a Policy Act. Senator Wallop, on more was the impersonation of him by his principled and energetic future force in than one occasion, commented that he chief of staff, Bill Hill. That is the Republican politics. He did not shy ‘‘was not burdened with a law degree.’’ same chief of staff who then went on to from the tough issues; instead, he Yet he was selected in his very first serve as Chief Justice of the Wyoming seemed to gather strength from the term to serve on the Judiciary Com- Supreme Court. challenges. mittee, the first nonlawyer ever so cho- Malcolm remained forever steadfast Only 2 years later, he unseated in- sen. against the growth and the power of cumbent U.S. Senator Gale McGee and Perhaps his greatest contribution centralized government. He warned: became Wyoming’s 19th Senator, serv- was his landmark legislation to address ‘‘As we remain the sheep, the govern- ing from 1977 to 1995. the heartbreaking issue of parental ment happily remains our shepherd.’’ When Malcolm was elected to this kidnapping. He was one of a long and He talked often as a Senator of our body in 1976, it was really something. distinguished line of Wyoming Sen- shrinking freedom and the battle to lay You heard about the commercials from ators who served with distinction on claim to our fragile liberty. That was Senator ENZI. Well, a group of young the Senate Finance Committee. His Malcolm Wallop. When he announced people had gathered around to support 1981 bill to cut inheritance and gift his retirement in 1993, after 18 years in his very unlikely bid to serve Wyoming taxes is remembered as one of the most the Senate, Senator Wallop told the in the U.S. Senate. The national press substantive changes to tax policy that Casper Star Tribune simply: ‘‘I don’t called it the Children’s Crusade. Many decade. think the only place to fight for free- of those young people came to Wash- He appreciated opportunities which dom is in the halls of Congress.’’ His life after the Senate was filled ington with him, and my wife Bobbi allowed for private/public sector part- with his continuing work on issues fo- Brown was among those, who began her nerships. Early in his Senate career, cusing on constitutionally limited gov- own public service career as part of his there was talk of establishing a na- ernment, a strong national defense, first-term staff. tional service requirement for young and the rights of the individual. To ad- It is an indication of the affection people. But Malcolm felt that if we dress these issues, he founded the Fron- and the loyalty felt by those who were were going to require young people to tiers of Freedom. part of his team that more than 60 peo- serve the Nation, the Nation should He spoke with power and eloquence ple gathered with Malcolm in Wyoming recognize them for the service so many about the issues which he found to be in 2006 for a 30-year reunion. were already providing through their the core of our great country. In a 2003 He served three terms in the Senate, daily lives. interview with Peter Evans, he said: and his work here was very broad in This resulted in his leadership to es- You’ll find in the American people an enor- scope. His presence was lasting, and it tablish the . He mous sense of pride and self assurance that touched on the mercurial issues of the joined with colleagues in both Houses only comes from people living free. It’s unbe- late 1970s and 1980s, from energy policy of Congress in a bipartisan effort and a lievably invigorating, and very reassuring, to the environment, from national se- unique program available to all inter- to know the great experiment is in the hands curity to tax reform. ested young people in the country was of people who don’t even know it, and isn’t One of our own colleagues, Senator created. in the hands of the people who think they hold it. CARL LEVIN, said of Malcolm: It is a program of Congress which op- While we disagreed, again, probably as erates with private sector funds. It is Malcolm Wallop was so many things. often as we agreed, that did not stand in the an earned honor and is the highest But what Malcolm Wallop was not was way of my admiration for the quality, the honor which we bestow on our Nation’s sentimental. The new phase of his life characteristic that he had of letting you young people. The many young people was the full phase of his life. He did not know precisely where he stood and why. in my State who participate in the dwell on past things. His energy was al- He went on to say: Close Up program do so because Mal- ways spent looking forward. And his patriotism is second to none in colm thought it was an important op- I wish to conclude by repeating Sen- this body. portunity for his young constituents. ator Wallop’s own words. Speaking in Malcolm Wallop was the first elected At the time, Close Up only offered 2005 before the Gala official to propose a space-based mis- their program in the cities. Malcolm sponsored by the Frontiers of Freedom, sile system, which eventually became worked to convince the Close Up Foun- Senator Wallop spoke about his own part of our Strategic Defense Initia- dation that a statewide program would beliefs. tive. He was highly regarded for his work. I believe Close Up today counts Government was not meant to possess us, knowledge and understanding of de- their Wyoming program as one of its rule us, encompass us, judge for us, sub- stitute for us. It was meant to serve us. We fense issues and surely helped bring the most successful. were founded as a noble self-governing tribe Berlin Wall down. Later in his Senate Malcolm Wallop reached across Cap- of free people respecting each other as Amer- service, he was a member of the Hel- itol Hill. He reached across party lines icans under God—not under Washington. sinki Commission, and he traveled in in the creation of the Aquatic Re- Americans know this even if their govern- Eastern Europe and the former Soviet sources Trust Fund, commonly known ment does not. Union as an arms control negotiator. as the Wallop-Breaux Trust Fund, The biggest difference between the prin- Speaking of their strategic partner- which has resulted in billions of dollars ciple of government in America, and any- ship, President Reagan said: ‘‘Leader- where else is that here the rulers must stick generated by users for support of fish- to clearly defined tasks, while ordinary peo- ship, hard work, experience, loyalty to eries and wetlands around the country. ple may do whatever they wish. We must Wyoming—that’s what Malcolm Wallop But it was not all serious. He was an make up our minds to put this principle into is all about.’’ Malcolm was fiercely enthusiastic supporter of his staff’s ef- practice again, lest we lose the spirit that protective of States rights, property forts to deal with their homesickness made us the envy of the world.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:57 Sep 16, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G15SE6.066 S15SEPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE September 15, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5673 Most important, the American model is wrong with you guys? Why can’t you decades. Here is this article that says based on a certain kind of people—defined work this out in Washington, DC? We Procter & Gamble aims high and low. not by race but by virtue and by the willing- are struggling in the worst economy we I ask unanimous consent that the ar- ness to take responsibility for our own lives. have had since the Great Depression, ticle be printed in the RECORD. People fit to be Americans ask for blessings and what we see are a lot of political There being no objection, the mate- only from God. Because being Americans is rial was ordered to be printed in the not a matter of birth, we must practice it games being played back there. every day—lest we become something else. That is the version of the conversa- RECORD, as follows: The size of our continent, its fabulous tion I have heard now for 21⁄2 years in [From the Wall Street Journal, Sept. 12, wealth, its indescribable beauty, the ships, our State. 2011] tanks and airplanes in our arsenal, are no Then, one of the things we get into at AS MIDDLE CLASS SHRINKS P&G AIMS HIGH treasure compared to the moral character of the very beginning is the fact that this AND LOW the American people. I pray to God that he is not a garden-variety recession that (By Ellen Byron) will graciously help us preserve and protect For generations, Procter & Gamble Co.’s that splendid moral base. we are just coming out of. This is the first time—this last decade, not just growth strategy was focused on developing To Isabel and his beloved children, this recession, the last decade—the household staples for the vast American mid- Malcolm, Matthew, Amy, and Paul, to dle class. first time in this country’s history his dear sisters, Jeannie and Carolyn, Now, P&G executives say many of its when median family income actually we thank you for letting him share so former middle-market shoppers are trading declined instead of going up. much of his life with us all. There is no down to lower-priced goods—widening the Generation after generation after pools of have and have-not consumers at the question our world is better for the generation of Americans saw their in- expense of the middle. time he spent addressing the great come rise. Median family income is That’s forced P&G, which estimates it has issues of the day and we are grateful. sort of shorthand for middle-class fam- at least one product in 98% of American We can cherish our memories and households, to fundamentally change the ily income in this country. It is the stories of Malcolm knowing he would way it develops and sells its goods. For the backbone of this country, and it has cast a wry glance and wonder why we first time in 38 years, for example, the com- fallen for the first time in a decade, as pany launched a new dish soap in the U.S. at were not spending our thoughts and the cost of health insurance doubled on a bargain price. our energy on a challenge that needed the people who live in Colorado, and P&G’s roll out of Gain dish soap says a lot our attention. It is what he would ex- about the health of the American middle the cost of higher education went up by pect of all of us. It is the example he class: The world’s largest maker of consumer 60 percent. left for us. It is his legacy. products is now betting that the squeeze on People are saying: MICHAEL, I have So, today, godspeed, Malcolm. The middle America will be long lasting. been at my job for this whole decade ‘‘It’s required us to think differently about Senate, Wyoming, the United States of and I am earning less at the end of the our product portfolio and how to please the America, has lost one of its most stead- decade than I was at the beginning of high-end and lower-end markets,’’ says fast defenders. the decade. My costs of not ‘‘nice to Melanie Healey, group president of P&G’s I yield the floor and I suggest the ab- North America business. ‘‘That’s frankly haves,’’ my costs of critical things to sence of a quorum. where a lot of the growth is happening.’’ The PRESIDING OFFICER. The move my family ahead to create sta- In the wake of the worst recession in 50 clerk will call the roll. bility for me and my small business— years, there’s little doubt that the American such as health care, such as higher edu- middle class—the 40% of households with an- The assistant legislative clerk pro- nual incomes between $50,000 and $140,000 a ceeded to call the roll. cation—have done nothing but sky- rocket. year—is in distress. Even before the reces- Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, I ask sion, incomes of American middle-class fami- unanimous consent that the order for I am going to show you some num- lies weren’t keeping up with inflation, espe- the quorum call be rescinded. bers that are pretty scary that came cially with the rising costs of what are con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without out this week from the Census Bureau sidered the essential ingredients of middle- objection, it is so ordered. that reflect, in numbers, what I am class life—college education, health care and talking about and reflect how profound housing. In 2009, the income of the median f the structural issues are that we face family, the one smack in the middle of the DISAPPEARING MIDDLE CLASS in our economy, structural that do not middle, was lower, adjusted for inflation, than in 1998, the Census Bureau says. Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, I went fit on the back of a bumper sticker or The slumping stock market and collapse in back to the office and I saw my senior a political slogan or during a debate at housing prices have also hit middle-class Senator sitting here at this late hour night on the television set. Americans. At the end of March, Americans and I wanted to come down and keep This week’s Wall Street Journal, on had $6.1 trillion in equity in their houses— him company. So I am glad to be here Monday, had an article on the front the value of the house minus mortgages— with you tonight, proud to be from the page with the headline that reads as half the 2006 level, according to the Federal follows: ‘‘As Middle Class Shrinks, Reserve. Economist Edward Wolff of New West tonight with two great Senators York University estimates that the net from Wyoming remembering Malcolm P&G Aims High and Low.’’ P&G is worth—household assets minus debts—of the Wallop’s service in this body. It was Procter & Gamble. There is not a more middle fifth of American households grew by wonderful to hear their remembrances iconic brand in our country’s history 2.4% a year between 2001 and 2007 and of him. I am glad we were here to share when it comes to the middle class than plunged by 26.2% in the following two years. that being from the West. Procter & Gamble. P&G isn’t the only company adjusting its Similar to the Presiding Officer, I Here are some of the things they business. A wide swath of American compa- make: Crest toothpaste; Head & Shoul- nies is convinced that the consumer market spent most of August in our beautiful is bifurcating into high and low ends and State—the most beautiful State in the ders shampoo; Tide detergent; Pam- eroding in the middle. They have begun to United States, if I do say so myself—in per’s diapers—I am glad to be out of alter the way they research, develop and townhall meetings, mostly in red parts those in my house, by the way—Bounty market their products. of the State, but in red and blue parts paper towels; Downy fabric softener, Food giant H.J. Heinz Co., for example, is of the State. They do not actually Scope mouthwash; Duracell batteries; developing more products at lower price think of themselves that way, but that Charmin toilet paper; Bounce fabric ranges. Luxury retailer Saks Inc. is bol- stering its high-end apparel and accessories is how Washington would talk about it. softener—nobody needed fabric soft- because its wealthiest customers—not those In the townhalls, I always start the ener before there was a middle class in drawn to entry-level items—are driving the same way. I say: Ask any question you this country, but they make it—Mr. chain’s growth. have. Bring any criticism you have. I Clean; Pepto Bismol; Pringles; Swiffer Citigroup calls the phenomenon the ‘‘Con- tell them I was an urban school super- brooms and dusters—we have that in sumer Hourglass Theory’’ and since 2009 has intendent for almost 4 years, it is im- our closet—Old Spice deodorant; urged investors to focus on companies best possible to hurt my feelings. It was Nyquil cough syrup; Puffs tissues; positioned to cater to the highest-income and lowest-income consumers. It created an beaten out of me a long time ago. Then Ivory soap; Covergirl makeup. index of 25 companies, including Estee we have a conversation. That is what Procter & Gamble Lauder Cos. and Saks at the top of the hour- This time, every single meeting makes. That is what they sold to the glass and Family Dollar Stores Inc. and Kel- started with somebody saying: What is great middle class in this country for logg Co. at the bottom. The index posted a

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