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Ronald H. Brown SECRETARY OF COMMERCE MEMORIAL TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES E PL UR UM IB N U U S SECRETARY RONALD H. BROWN ÷ 1941±1996 [ii] (Trim Line) (Trim Line) S. Doc. 104±27 Memorial Tributes Delivered in Congress Ronald H. Brown 1941±1996 Secretary of Commerce ÷ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1996 [ iii ] (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Compiled under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate by the Office of Printing Services [ iv ] (Trim Line) (Trim Line) CONTENTS Page Biography .................................................................................................. xi Proceedings in the Senate: Resolution of respect ......................................................................... 1 Tributes by Senators: Abraham, Spencer, of Michigan ................................................ 32 Daschle, Thomas A., of South Dakota ...................................... 17, 30 Dodd, Christopher J., of Connecticut ....................................... 24, 37 Remarks by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith ............... 28 Newspaper article from the Irish Times ........................... 29 Dole, Robert, of Kansas ............................................................. 24 Feingold, Russell D., of Wisconsin ............................................ 17, 30 Feinstein, Dianne, of California ................................................ 15 Hatch, Orrin G., of Utah ........................................................... 2 Hollings, Ernest F., of South Carolina ..................................... 5 Hutchison, Kay Bailey, of Texas ............................................... 40 Kempthorne, Dirk, of Idaho ...................................................... 40 Kennedy, Edward M., of Massachusetts .................................. 3, 33, 41 Articles from the Washington Post ................................... 34 Tributes to Charles Meissner ............................................ 42 Tribute read at the Metropolitan Baptist Church ........... 3 Lieberman, Joseph I., of Connecticut ....................................... 7 Lott, Trent, of Mississippi ......................................................... 1 Mack, Connie, of Florida ........................................................... 23 Moseley-Braun, Carol, of Illinois .............................................. 23, 32 Moynihan, Daniel P., of New York ........................................... 57 Sarbanes, Paul S., of Maryland ................................................ 53 Remarks by F. Allen Harris ............................................... 53 Remarks by Harold Ickes ................................................... 54 Remarks by Secretary of State Warren Christopher ....... 55 Simpson, Alan K., of Wyoming ................................................. 47 Newspaper tributes to Charles Meissner .......................... 47 Specter, Arlen, of Pennsylvania ................................................ 20 Exhibit 1, Disinvesting in diplomacy ................................ 21 Warner, John W., of Virginia .................................................... 19 Proceedings in the House: House Resolution 406 ....................................................................... 124 H.R. 3560 ........................................................................................... 170 Tributes by Representatives: Becerra, Xavier, of California .................................................... 164 Bereuter, Douglas, of Nebraska ................................................ 72 Bishop, Sanford D., of Georgia .................................................. 146 Clay, William (Bill), of Missouri ............................................... 154 Clayton, Eva M., of North Carolina .......................................... 60, 66, 68, 71, 73, 74, 77, 110 Clyburn, James E., of South Carolina ...................................... 73 Collins, Cardiss, of Illinois ........................................................ 78 [ v ] (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Page Conyers, John Jr., of Michigan ................................................. 87 de la Garza, E. (Kika), of Texas ................................................ 75 DeLauro, Rosa L., of Connecticut ............................................. 153 Dellums, Ronald V., of California ............................................. 120 Dingell, John D., of Michigan ................................................... 69, 128 Tribute to David Ford ......................................................... 163 Dixon, Julian C., of California .................................................. 85 Tribute to Ron Brown ......................................................... 85 Dornan, Robert K., of California ............................................... 162 Dunn, Jennifer, of Washington ................................................. 152 Eshoo, Anna G., of California ................................................... 151 Farr, Sam, of California ............................................................ 101, 119 Tribute to Adam Darling ........................................................... 166 Fazio, Vic, of California ............................................................. 150 Fields, Cleo, of Louisiana .......................................................... 148 Forbes, Michael P., of New York .............................................. 130 Ford, Harold E., of Tennessee ................................................... 144 Fox, Jon D., of Pennsylvania ..................................................... 134 Franks, Gary A., of Connecticut ............................................... 140 Letter of condolence sent to the Brown family ................. 140 Frazer, Victor O., of the Virgin Islands .................................... 81 Gejdenson, Samuel, of Connecticut .......................................... 147 Gephardt, Richard A., of Missouri ............................................ 90, 123 Gilchrest, Wayne T., of Maryland ............................................. 168, 170 Gilman, Benjamin A., of New York .......................................... 158 Gingrich, Newt, of Georgia ........................................................ 126 Hefner, W.G. (Bill), of North Carolina ..................................... 147 Hoyer, Steny H., of Maryland ................................................... 140 Remarks by Brigadier General William J. Dedinger, Deputy Chief of Chaplains ............................................. 142 Remarks by the President .................................................. 142 Hyde, Henry J., of Illinois ......................................................... 144 Jackson, Jesse, Jr., of Illinois .................................................... 135 Jackson-Lee, Sheila, of Texas ................................................... 94 Jacobs, Andrew Jr., of Indiana ................................................. 77 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, of Texas ............................................. 86 Johnson, Nancy L., of Connecticut ........................................... 66, 69 Kennedy, Joseph P., II, of Massachusetts ................................ 157 Kennedy, Patrick J., of Rhode Island ....................................... 89 Kennelly, Barbara B., of Connecticut ....................................... 131 Lantos, Tom, of California ......................................................... 92 Tribute to P. Stuart Tholan ............................................... 100 Tribute to I. Donald Terner ............................................... 102 Lazio, Rick A., of New York ...................................................... 161 [ vi ] (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Page Levin, Sander M., of Michigan .................................................. 147 Lewis, John, of Georgia ............................................................. 82 Martinez, Matthew G., of California ........................................ 161 Tribute by Dave Ross ......................................................... 161 Martini, William J., of New Jersey .......................................... 151 Matsui, Robert T., of California ................................................ 84 McDade, Joseph M., of Pennsylvania ....................................... 157 McKinney, Cynthia A., of Georgia ............................................ 145 Meek, Carrie P., of Florida ........................................................ 95, 128 Millender-McDonald, Juanita, of California ............................ 160 Morella, Constance A., of Maryland ......................................... 80 Ney, Robert W., of Ohio ............................................................. 135 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, of the District of Columbia ............. 64, 133 Oberstar, James L., of Minnesota ............................................. 169 Owens, Major R., of New York .................................................. 98, 155 Payne, Donald M., of New Jersey ............................................. 107, 112, 137 Pelosi, Nancy, of California ....................................................... 103 Portman, Bob, of Ohio ............................................................... 145 Poshard, Glenn, of Illinois ......................................................... 117 Tribute to Gerald Aldrich II ............................................... 165 Rahall, Nick J., II, of West Virginia ......................................... 121 Rangel, Charles B., of New York .............................................