TRIBUTES TO HON. WAYNE ALLARD 

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Wayne Allard 

U.S. SENATOR FROM COLORADO 

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WASHINGTON : 2010

S. DOC. 110–20 

Tributes 

Delivered in Congress 

Wayne Allard 

United States Congressman 

1991–1997 

United States Senator 

1997–2009 

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CONTENTS 

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Biography .................................................................................................. v 

Farewell to the Senate ............................................................................. vii 

Proceedings in the Senate: 

Tributes by Senators: 

Akaka, Daniel K., of Hawaii ..................................................... 8 

Alexander, Lamar, of Tennessee ............................................... 3 

Allard, Wayne, of Colorado ........................................................ 19, 22 

Bingaman, Jeff, of New Mexico ................................................ 7 

Bond, Christopher S., of Missouri ............................................. 5 

Bunning, Jim, of Kentucky ....................................................... 7 

Cochran, Thad, of Mississippi ................................................... 16 

Coleman, Norm, of Minnesota .................................................. 25 

Conrad, Kent, of North Dakota ................................................. 14 

Corker, Bob, of Tennessee ......................................................... 13 

Craig, Larry E., of Idaho ........................................................... 23 

Dodd, Christopher J., of Connecticut ....................................... 11 

Domenici, Pete V., of New Mexico ............................................ 6 

Dorgan, Byron L., of North Dakota .......................................... 30 

Durbin, Richard, of Illinois ........................................................ 12 

Ensign, John, of Nevada ............................................................ 14 

Enzi, Michael B., of Wyoming ................................................... 28 

Feingold, Russell D., of Wisconsin ............................................ 6 

Hagel, Chuck, of Nebraska ........................................................ 23 

Hatch, Orrin G., of Utah ........................................................... 8 

Hutchison, Kay Bailey, of Texas ............................................... 10 

Inouye, Daniel K., of Hawaii ..................................................... 27 

Kyl, Jon, of Arizona ................................................................... 25 

Landrieu, Mary L., of Louisiana ............................................... 11 

Levin, Carl, of Michigan ............................................................ 24 

Lieberman, Joseph I., of Connecticut ....................................... 11 

McConnell, Mitch, of Kentucky ................................................. 17 

Reed, Jack, of Rhode Island ...................................................... 16 

Salazar, Ken, of Colorado .......................................................... 5, 20 

Sessions, Jeff, of Alabama ......................................................... 30 

Specter, Arlen, of Pennsylvania ................................................ 27 

Warner, John, of Virginia .......................................................... 12 

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BIOGRAPHY 

U.S. Senator WAYNE ALLARD is a Colorado veterinarian 

committed to cutting taxes, eliminating the deficit, returning 

power to State and local governments, and ensuring the security of America both at home and abroad. 

Consistent with his belief that elected officials should be 

citizen-legislators, Senator ALLARD spent a majority of his 

time in Colorado. Since 1991, he has conducted more than 

700 town meetings across Colorado, visiting each of Colorado’s 64 counties several times, while maintaining a 99-percent voting record in the Senate. He also has led by example 

by being the most frugal member of the Colorado delegation 

and has returned more than $4.2 million in unspent office 

funds to the U.S. Treasury since being elected to Congress. 

Senator ALLARD was a member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, where he worked to shape the Nation’s spending priorities and to ensure that Colorado’s people and projects received Federal support where it was most 

needed. The Senator was the Republican leader of the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, in addition to serving on 

the Legislative Branch, Energy and Water, Military Construction, Transportation, and Financial Services Subcommittees. 

Senator ALLARD also served on the Senate Budget Committee. As a fiscal conservative, he believed that Congress 

must reduce wasteful spending and strive for a balanced 

budget. 

As a member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban 

Affairs Committee, Senator ALLARD was the ranking member 

of the Securities, Insurance, and Investment Banking Subcommittee where he advocated for increased national attention to the importance of savings plans and investments and 

small business concerns. He also served on the Financial 

Services and Housing and Transportation Subcommittees. 

In the 110th Congress Senator ALLARD also served on the 

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, 

where he was actively involved in the reauthorization of the 

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committees on this committee: the Children and Families 

Subcommittee and the Employment and Workplace Subcommittee. 

As founder of the Senate Renewable Energy and Energy 

Efficiency Caucus, and chairman of the Senate Space Caucus, Senator ALLARD was a national leader on energy and 

science-related issues. 

Born in Fort Collins, CO, in 1943 and raised on a ranch 

near Walden, CO, Senator ALLARD received his doctorate of 

veterinary medicine from Colorado State University in 1968. 

While completing veterinary school, WAYNE ALLARD married 

Joan Malcolm, a microbiologist and fellow graduate of CSU. 

They built their veterinary practice in Loveland, the Allard 

Animal Hospital, from scratch and raised their two daughters, Christi and Cheryl, in Loveland. The Allards have five 

grandsons. 

Senator ALLARD ran his veterinary practice full time, while 

representing Larimer and Weld Counties in the Colorado 

State Senate from 1983 to 1990. A longtime supporter of 

term limits, Senator ALLARD was best known during his time 

in the State senate for sponsoring the Colorado law that limits State legislative sessions to 120 days, preserving the concept of a citizen-legislator. 

Senator ALLARD was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District 

from 1991 to 1996 when he was elected to the U.S. Senate. 

As a Colorado Congressman, WAYNE ALLARD served on the 

Joint Committee on Congressional Reform, which recommended many of the reforms that were incorporated into 

the Contract with America. These reforms were among the 

first legislative items passed by the Republican-controlled 

Congress in 1995. Senator ALLARD was reelected to the U.S. 

Senate in 2002. 

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Farewell to the Senate 

Thursday, October 2, 2008 

Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I would like to wrap up with 

a few comments. I have spent 12 years in the Senate, 18 

years in the Congress all together, when you consider the 6 

years I served in the House of Representatives. I can say it 

has been a great experience. In my view, I have represented 

the best State in the Union. We refer to it as the Centennial 

State because it joined the Union exactly 100 years after we 

became the United States. 

It has always been enjoyable to talk to my colleagues and 

talk to visitors to the Capitol about my State of Colorado because they have usually had great experiences when they 

have visited my State. It is a tourist attraction. We have a 

lot of things that bring people to Colorado. It is a beautiful 

State. People have great vacations when they go there, and 

they are more than anxious to share their wonderful experiences with me, share the wonderful and welcoming attitude 

they experienced from the people of Colorado, and share with 

me how much they have enjoyed visiting the great State of 

Colorado. 

And, when people get tired of talking about the great State 

of Colorado, we have always been able to talk about their favorite cat or their favorite dog because, as a veterinarian, it 

has always been a common interest among many of my colleagues in the Senate, as well as visitors to our office, to talk 

to me about their favorite pet. So it has been a wonderful experience. 

This is the greatest legislative body in the world. It is an 

honor to serve here. There are a lot of dedicated employees 

who have helped me get things done in this body. They put 

their own political preferences aside and thought of the wellbeing of the institution. They have always been very polite 

and most supportive and helpful. I wish to thank them. 

I have had great employees in my office. I wish to mention 

that you get things done because of the people with whom 

you surround yourself. I have two members who are currently on my staff who have served with me since I was first 

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elected to the Congress. I was elected to the House of Representatives in 1990. They came in with me and worked with 

me on the House side for 6 years and then they came over 

here and continued to work in my office for the last 12 years. 

I appreciate their dedication. Those kinds of people don’t 

come along every day. They spent 18 years with me, bless 

their souls. The two I speak of are Sean Conway and Doris 

Morgan. Both of them have been dedicated staff people who 

have helped to make my service to the people of Colorado 

successful. 

There are also some staffers who joined me after I became 

a Senator in 1997, in addition to the two I mentioned, including Andy Merritt, who is now my State director; Dick 

Poole, who is one of my top staff people; Tewana Wilkerson, 

who has helped me on the Banking Committee; and Kris 

Hanisch, who has helped us balance our books as well as 

helping us to move through the maze here in the Senate. We 

do have our own little bureaucracy in the Senate. She knows 

it and understands it and has helped us move through it. 

She has been my office manager and has kept us on the 

straight and narrow. I appreciate the dedication of all of the 

employees who have worked with me. 

I have a great group of employees currently serving me in 

my office. We have had a number of people who have come 

and gone, but I never felt it was because they were disappointed in having to work in our office. When I talked to 

people who came to work as employees in my office, I would 

say, ‘‘If your ultimate goal is to work in a Senate office, I 

want you to rethink your goals. I want you to get an experience here that will help you grow once you leave the Senate, 

so you can be a better citizen, so you can contribute more 

fully to whatever path you decide to assume once you leave 

this great body and leave our office.’’ So I have always tried 

to encourage them to think about where they want to go. We 

have had employees who have worked in my office, continued 

their education, and have become very outstanding. I have a 

number of former staff people who are actually serving in 

elected office; I think some five or six people right now who 

are serving. They decided to go back to Colorado and pursue 

elected office. I congratulate them, as they are very active 

citizens in their communities. 

I wish to mention some of the committee chairmen I have 

had an opportunity to work with. One of the committees I 

was successful in getting on was the Budget Committee with 

Pete Domenici as chairman, and then Judd Gregg following 

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him, and now we have Senator Kent Conrad. All of these 

chairmen have been very gracious and helpful in working 

with me on issues. 

Then I have had the chance to serve on the Armed Services Committee. Senator John Warner, a great friend, and 

somebody who is retiring and who has been very helpful, 

served as the chairman while I was on the committee. 

I also served on the Banking Committee. The first chairman I served under was Phil Gramm, and then Richard 

Shelby, and now Chris Dodd. I have to say I have been 

blessed with great leadership on all of those committees. 

I also served on the Intelligence Committee. I served with 

Senator Shelby, who was chairman, and Senator Kerrey who 

was ranking member at the time I served on the committee. 

Now I serve on a different committee this Congress, the 

HELP Committee. It deals with health, education, pension, 

and labor issues. My well-known colleague here in the Senate, Senator Kennedy of Massachusetts, is chairman of that 

committee. He is a wonderful person and someone whom I 

greatly appreciate and who has spent a lot of time in Colorado, I might say. 

I also serve with my very good friend who was chairman 

of that committee for a while, Senator Enzi. I couldn’t ask 

for a better friend. He is from Wyoming, a neighbor of Colorado. So we had many issues in common, and both Joan and 

I consider Diana and Mike Enzi our very good friends. 

I wish to say a few things about those people who are retiring, starting with Senator Pete Domenici, who I mentioned was my chairman on the Budget Committee. I have 

worked with him also on the Appropriations Committee. I 

worked with him on energy issues and issues that are common to New Mexico and the State of Colorado. His service 

here in the Senate has been remarkable and dedicated. The 

West has been blessed that we have had such a good spokesman as Senator Domenici out there, carrying many of the 

issues that are important to his neighboring States, as well 

as New Mexico. The institution will miss him. I am sure 

New Mexico will miss him. I consider it an honor and a 

pleasure to have served with him. 

Senator Warner I mentioned earlier. We couldn’t ask for a 

greater statesman. He has made a number of trips to Colorado. I worked with him on the defense authorization bill. 

He has been more than considerate and helpful to those 

issues that are important to Colorado. He has been supportive on matters that we worked on for Fort Carson and 

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for Peterson Air Force Base and the Air Force Academy and 

the many other issues involving the military and military installations we have in Colorado. He has been tough at times, 

but his leadership has been greatly appreciated by me. I 

think the Senate and the country have been blessed because 

Senator Warner has been willing to dedicate so much of his 

time and effort to making this a better country, a stronger 

country. He is somebody with whom I am very proud to have 

been able to serve. 

Also retiring is Senator Larry Craig from Idaho, another 

westerner with whom I found a lot in common. He and I 

both have strong agricultural roots. He has been a very 

strong advocate of those issues important to the West and 

his State of Idaho. Again, I have appreciated working with 

him on national park issues and public lands issues. He is 

a superb individual. 

Another individual I wish to recognize who is retiring is 

Senator Chuck Hagel from Nebraska; again, one of the 

neighboring States of Colorado. The State of Nebraska is 

downstream from Colorado. So we have ribbed each other a 

little bit about water issues. Basically, though, we have been 

partners on water issues. We have been able to work together on many issues that have improved the management 

of water in the Platte River drainage system, which is one 

of the many rivers that originates in Colorado and flows 

downstream. I also worked with Senator Hagel on the Banking Committee. He was one who pushed early on for the reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He brought to this institution a great deal of experience. Again, he has decided to 

retire the same year as I have. I will always remember Senator Chuck Hagel and our relationship and how we have 

been able to work together, I think for the betterment of 

both of our States. 

I would be remiss if I didn’t brag about my partner and 

my wife, Joan Allard. Joan has spent much of her time being 

with me, whether I have been in Colorado or here in the 

Senate. Senator Mitch McConnell talked about the town 

meetings she attended. She attended about as many of those 

town meetings as I. It has been kind of embarrassing at 

times because sometimes the number of people who came 

just to see her in the back of the room was large and they 

were having more fun back there than I was, up front trying 

to conduct the meeting. People loved Joan as they got to 

know her throughout the State of Colorado. Her dedication 

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markable and unique. We are known as partners here in the 

Senate. Wherever I go, Joan is very close by, and people are 

used to seeing us both at receptions. Many times I was invited to events where they wanted me to come alone. I said, 

‘‘No, I want my wife with me, and if you can’t accept my 

wife, maybe we won’t make the reception,’’ because she is 

somebody who I didn’t want to be divorced from this process. 

She has been willing to make a personal commitment in time 

and in supporting me in my work. So I wanted to make sure 

that the responsibilities of serving in the Senate didn’t drive 

a wedge between what a wonderful relationship we have 

had. She worked side by side with me at the veterinary hospital. We worked and met the challenges of raising two wonderful daughters of whom we are very proud, and now we 

are seeing grandsons coming up. So I couldn’t have asked for 

a more dedicated wife. We still have a lot ahead of us. I am 

very pleased that she was willing to take an interest in my 

job of representing the people of Colorado. 

The first vote I took in the House and in the Congress was 

on whether to authorize the first gulf war in 1991. That was 

a tough vote. I have now possibly cast my last vote on the 

economic bailout or the stabilization act we voted on yesterday. So my congressional career has been bookended by 

hugely significant votes that have humbled me in terms of 

the trust the people of Colorado have granted. I wish to 

thank the people of Colorado who have been supportive and 

who have expressed their views to me in my town meetings, 

letters, e-mails, faxes, and phone calls. My office has sent out 

roughly 2.1 million constituent letters since I was sworn in. 

I say honestly that I relish every opportunity to hear from 

and explain myself to the people of Colorado. Even those who 

weren’t supportive and who expressed those views in town 

meetings, letters, e-mails, faxes and phone calls, I thank 

them for that. 

I have no regrets and leave this institution with a clear 

conscience. I have been true to my campaign promises and 

have worked to hold down taxes, hold down spending, hold 

down the growth of government here in Washington, and I 

have fought to balance the budget. I have worked to defend 

local control and keep America strong. I have kept in mind 

private property rights and the power of the State in managing its own water resources. 

It is time to say goodbye and wish my colleagues the very 

best, and to wish my successor, whoever that might be, the 

very best. It is time for Joan and me to move on, hopefully 

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returning to a future in the private sector. I came to Washington with small business experience, and I hope to continue working in the business sector. The challenge, as I see 

it, is for future Congresses to protect the freedom that continues to create opportunity for us and future generations 

and to ensure that we have a secure America. 

May God bless America, and may God bless Congress’ future endeavors. 

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TRIBUTES 

TO 

WAYNE ALLARD 

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Proceedings in the Senate 

WEDNESDAY, September 24, 2008 

Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, Senator Pete Domenici, 

who is retiring from the Senate this year after serving since 

1972, once said to me that we don’t say goodbye in the Senate very well. As a matter of fact, we don’t say hello very 

well either. We have a little orientation program, but we 

abruptly arrive and leave. We leave in the midst of a lot of 

turmoil and discussion with very little time to say goodbye. 

Yet in between that arrival and leaving, we have very intense personal relationships. We virtually live with each 

other. We see each other often for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We see each other more than we see our families. So 

when there is a time for saying goodbye, we look for ways 

to say it a little better. 

There are five Members of our body, all of them Republicans, who have announced their retirement for this year. 

While I won’t be speaking at length about them here today, 

I want to recognize their service. I will do it in the traditional way in the Senate, which is to start with seniority. By 

‘‘seniority,’’ I mean from the time I have known them. . . . 

Finally, there is Senator WAYNE ALLARD. We have two veterinarians in the Senate. When WAYNE ALLARD goes back to 

Colorado, we will have one. Senator ALLARD told the people 

of Colorado if he was elected that he would serve two terms. 

He has, and he is keeping his pledge. He has been a strong 

and vigorous advocate of military preparedness. He is a 

member of the Armed Services Committee. He has been a 

member of the Appropriations Committee. 

One of Senator ALLARD’s great contributions in the last 

couple of years was to take a job that many others probably 

wouldn’t have wanted and plow into it. When the Capitol 

Visitor Center, which is almost open, was being worked on 

and running over budget and had some problems, Senator 

ALLARD, through his chairmanship of the Legislative Branch 

Appropriations Subcommittee, was able to jump into that 

and provide a great service. . . . 

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I say to all five of those Senators, we will miss them. We 

are grateful for their service. I know people must look at the 

Senate in many different ways. 

Let me conclude by telling a story about how some teachers look at it. We have a tradition in the Senate of making 

a maiden address. It is kind of a funny name, but we still 

call it that. We pick the subject of most interest to us. My 

subject was to put the teaching of U.S. history and civics 

back in its proper place in the school curriculum so our children would grow up learning what it means to be an American. There is not too much the Federal Government can do 

about that, but what we were able to do is to begin summer 

academies for outstanding teachers and students of American history. One group of those teachers was here in July, 

one from each State. I brought them on the Senate floor 

early one morning. I took them to Daniel Webster’s desk, 

which is occupied by the senior Senator from New Hampshire right here by me. I took them back to that part of the 

Senate where Jefferson Davis’ desk is, occupied by the senior 

Senator from Mississippi, and told them the story of how the 

marks in the desk are because a Union soldier came in during the Civil War and started chopping on it with his sword. 

His commanding officer came in and said, ‘‘Stop that. We are 

here to protect the Union, not to destroy it.’’ 

This Chamber is full of history, full of our country. Anyone 

who stands on this floor and sees the engravings of ‘‘In God 

We Trust’’ or ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’ and gets a sense of what 

has happened here has respect for it. The teachers had that 

respect. When we got to the end of our visit, one teacher said 

to me, I think it was the teacher from Oregon, ‘‘Senator, 

what would you like for us to take home to our students 

about our visit to the Senate floor?’’ 

I said, ‘‘I hope you will take back that each of us takes our 

position a lot more seriously than we take ourselves. We understand we are accidents, that we are very fortunate and 

privileged to be here, that each of us reveres our country, 

and we respect this institution. I can only speak for myself, 

but I think it is true of Senators on both sides of the aisle 

that we get up every day thinking first of how we can make 

a little contribution before we go to bed at night that will 

help the country be a little better off than it was in the 

morning. That means serving in the Senate is a very great 

privilege. I hope you will take that back to your students. I 

don’t know what they see on television or read in the newspaper about the Senate, but that is how we feel about the 

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privilege we have to serve here.’’ To these five Senators— 

Warner, Domenici, Craig, Hagel, and ALLARD—we say goodbye. They are members of our family. We appreciate their 

service. We know they have believed it has been a very great 

privilege to serve in the Senate. For us it has been a great 

privilege to serve with them. 

I yield the floor. 

Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, I wish to make a few comments about some of our departing colleagues who will not 

be joining us for the next session of Congress. They are great 

colleagues, people whom I have enjoyed working with in my 

31⁄2 years here in the Senate. They include Senator ALLARD

from Colorado, Senator Pete Domenici from New Mexico, 

Senator John Warner from Virginia, Senator Chuck Hagel 

from Nebraska, and Senator Larry Craig from Idaho. 

A quick word first about my colleague and the senior Senator from Colorado, Mr. WAYNE ALLARD. He has served the 

State of Colorado with distinction. In the days before he 

came to the Senate, now almost 12 years ago, he also served 

the people of the State of Colorado in the general assembly. 

I had the opportunity then to watch him work on matters 

ranging from education to protecting the water issues in 

the State of Colorado. I know well that he has been a strong 

voice for the State of Colorado and know that his services 

here, including the services of his acting as a veterinarian 

for colleagues like Senator Kennedy and his dogs, are 

something that will be missed. I have enjoyed very much the 

time I have spent working with him on matters of mutual 

and common interest to the State of Colorado. I wish him 

well. . . . 

I will miss my five colleagues. All of them are Republicans 

who are departing. Many of them brought a true spirit of bipartisanship and working together, which is worthy of the 

emulation of many Members of the Senate who will serve in 

this Chamber in the next Congress and in many Congresses 

to come. 

I yield the floor. 

THURSDAY, September 25, 2008 

Mr. BOND. Mr. President, while he is on the floor, I commend and thank the Senator from Colorado, Mr. ALLARD, for 

the great work he has done on housing. I commend him also 

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for his great leadership on all aspects of energy. I join with 

him in recognizing the great contributions of Chairman 

Bingaman, Senator Murkowski, and, of course, Senator 

Domenici. We will miss his guidance and his leadership. But 

he has made a great contribution, and we are most appreciative. 

Mr. DOMENICI. Now I rise to speak about Senator 

WAYNE ALLARD from Colorado who announced in January 

2007 he would not seek reelection in 2008, keeping his promise of only serving two terms. I would like to thank WAYNE

for his service here in the Senate and for his service to the 

State of Colorado. 

Senator ALLARD announced in January 2007 that he would 

not seek reelection in 2008, keeping his promise to serve only 

two terms. Some of us were sorry that he did that. I was one. 

I would like to thank WAYNE for his service in the Senate, 

for his service to the State of Colorado, my neighbor. Although we did not always agree, we worked well together, 

and I valued his commitment to his home State. 

In the course of working together with Senator ALLARD for 

many years on the Senate Budget Committee and more recently on the Senate Appropriations Committee, I have developed genuine respect for Senator ALLARD. We have a lot 

in common, fighting for the interests of our predominantly 

rural, Western States. 

We worked together for many years on the Budget Committee. More recently, we worked on appropriations. Colorado is my neighbor to the north, and we have much in common in fighting for the interests of much of our rural way 

of life that Western States have. At the same time, we have 

growing metropolises with the problems of transportation 

and the like, which he has spent much time on. He has supported many things I have worked on. For that, I am grateful and thankful to him today. 

He and his wife Joan will return to non-Senate life. I don’t 

know if he is going home. I haven’t asked him personally. 

But wherever he goes, it is obvious he will make an impact. 

Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, today I wish Senator ALLARD well as he leaves the Senate after 12 years here and 

6 years in the other body. That is a long record of honorable 

service to the wonderful State of Colorado. During our time 

together in the Senate, I was very pleased to work with Senator ALLARD on a critical issue facing both our States: chronic wasting disease. I appreciated his commitment to fighting 

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the spread of CWD, which was characteristic of his commitment to the people of Colorado throughout his time here. I 

wish him all the best as he leaves the Senate, and I thank 

him for his years of dedicated service to our country. 

Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute 

to a great U.S. Senator and friend, Senator WAYNE ALLARD. 

His strong political leadership will be greatly missed by the 

people of Colorado and the United States. 

I got to serve with WAYNE on the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and the Senate Budget 

Committee. As fellow fiscal conservatives, we share many of 

the same values and concerns. One of his core beliefs, and 

mine, is that we must reduce wasteful government spending 

and work to balance the Federal budget. This is a philosophy 

that WAYNE applied to every piece of legislation that came 

in front of him. It was important for him to do everything 

he could do as a public servant to save the taxpayers’ money. 

I know that I could always count on WAYNE to follow these 

principals and stay true to his conservative roots. 

As many of you know, WAYNE had a successful career as 

a veterinarian before he came to Congress. With the help of 

his wife Joan, they built a successful veterinary practice in 

Loveland, CO, where they raised their two daughters, Christi and Cheryl. As a veterinarian and as a U.S. Senator, 

WAYNE contributed more than most to the people of this 

country. He will be greatly missed by me here in the Senate, 

but I know he is looking forward to spending more time with 

his family back in Colorado. I wish WAYNE the best of luck 

as he begins the next chapter of his life. 

FRIDAY, September 26, 2008 

Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I want to take just a few 

minutes to speak about our colleagues who have announced 

their plans to retire at the conclusion of this 110th Congress. 

We obviously will miss them. There are five individuals 

about whom I wanted to say a brief word: Senators ALLARD, 

Hagel, Craig, Warner, and Domenici. They have all brought 

their intelligence, principles, and perspectives on the issues 

confronting our Nation. The Nation is better for their efforts. 

Senators ALLARD and Hagel both came to the Senate in 

1996. 

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Senator ALLARD had a long career in public service before 

coming to the Senate. He managed to serve the State of Colorado while never giving up his credentials as an expert veterinarian in that State, reaffirming the long-held belief that 

he and all of us have had that a legislative body should be 

composed of individuals with training other than that which 

they acquire here in the Halls of Congress. His straightforward approach has been a hallmark of his work here. 

Living a principle that he espouses, he is fulfilling his 

often-stated intention to limit himself to two terms. He and 

his wife Joan will certainly be missed here in the Senate. . . . 

Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, today I wish to make a few 

comments about some of our departing colleagues who will 

no longer be with us next year. I have known some of them 

for just a little while, others I have known for a long time. 

And, to all of them I bid a fond farewell and mahalo for their 

service to their State and to this country. They are dear colleagues and friends of mine and I know that even if they 

leave this fine establishment, our friendships will continue 

long into the future. 

The Senators that I am referring to are Senator John Warner from Virginia, Senator Pete Domenici from New Mexico, 

Senator Larry Craig from Idaho, Senator Chuck Hagel from 

Nebraska, and Senator WAYNE ALLARD from Colorado. 

Please allow me just one moment to reflect on my service 

with each of these valuable Members. . . . 

I wish a fond farewell to Senator WAYNE ALLARD. For 18 

years, the people of Colorado have benefited from the leadership of Senator ALLARD. Through his service on numerous 

committees including Appropriations, Budget, Banking and 

Urban Affairs, our Nation has benefited as well. I applaud 

his commitment to energy and science as the founder of the 

Senate Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus as 

this is an issue that is also vitally important to me. On this 

50th anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, I should note that Senator ALLARD has been a 

champion of space science and technology research and I 

would like to thank him for his leadership in this arena. 

From his time as a Representative of Larimer and Weld 

Counties to his current position as the Senator from Colorado he has been a dedicated and capable public servant and 

I wish him all the best. 

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Senator WAYNE ALLARD. I have known Senator ALLARD since 

he joined Congress in 1991 and have worked closely with 

him in the Senate since 1996. Today I am sure that I am 

joined by many of my colleagues in saying that his service, 

his work ethic, and his friendship in this institution will be 

missed. 

A native of Colorado, Senator ALLARD was born in Fort 

Collins in 1943. Using the skills he learned while growing up 

on a ranch, Senator ALLARD obtained a doctorate of veterinary medicine at Colorado State University. Soon after, he 

and his wife Joan opened the Allard Animal Hospital. Over 

the years that followed, Senator ALLARD successfully built 

his practice and raised his family. He even continued his 

practice while serving in the Colorado State Senate for 17 

years. Ever the citizen-legislator, Senator ALLARD brought 

this same attitude to the U.S. Congress in 1991 and more 

specifically to our Senate legislative body in 1996. 

It was in 1996 that Senator ALLARD was elected to the 

Senate with a promise to only serve two terms. Not being 

one to back away from that commitment, Senator ALLARD

declared early in 2007 that he would not seek a third term 

because it would have gone against his word. It was then 

that he declared it was a matter of integrity and of keeping 

his commitments. And it is now, that I can say nothing could 

be truer about the character of my good friend, Senator ALLARD. Born and raised in the West, he understands what it 

means when he shakes your hand and gives you his word. 

His integrity is of the character of which we need more of 

and his commitments are of the nature of which we will 

surely miss. 

Indeed, for the last 17 years I have observed Senator ALLARD working tirelessly for the good people of Colorado. 

Throughout his tenure, the demands placed on Senator ALLARD have been great, yet he always manages to find the 

time to listen, to engage, and to talk to Coloradans about the 

things that are most important to them. Impressively, Senator ALLARD has held over 700 townhall meetings since he 

began his service in the Congress. 

From his work on the Contract with America to his instrumental role in working with me to craft the current law promoting and regulating the development of oil shale and tars 

sands in the United States, which was passed as part of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005, Senator ALLARD has always done 

the work of the people, and he will be missed. I wish him 

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and his lovely family the best and thank him for the years 

of service he has provided to this body. 

To my friend Senator WAYNE ALLARD, I convey my highest 

admiration and respect for what he has been able to accomplish while here in the Senate. As with any new chapter in 

our lives, our feelings are always mixed as we continue turning the pages that finish the tale of one story while we hurriedly rush to the next. Yet the story of Senator ALLARD’s 

journey in the Senate would not be complete without the 

support of his wife Joan and the love of his children and 

grandchildren. Without question, our loss is their gain. It is 

to them that I extend my deepest gratitude for the sacrifices 

they have made while their husband, their father, and their 

grandfather has served so well these many years. I am certain they are excited to have Senator ALLARD back, but 

somehow I have a feeling that he will not be resting for long. 

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, Senator ALLARD has 

spent many years working for Colorado. 

He came to the Senate in 1996 after serving three terms 

in the U.S. House. 

As Colorado’s senior Senator, he worked diligently to cut 

taxes, eliminate wasteful spending, return power to State 

and local governments, and assure the security of America 

both at home and abroad. 

Consistent with his belief that elected officials should be 

citizen-legislators, Senator ALLARD conducted more than 700 

town meetings across Colorado, visiting each of Colorado’s 64 

counties. 

He was one of only two veterinarians in the Senate and 

provided leadership on small business issues from his practical experience. 

He also led by example, returning more than $4.2 million 

in unspent office funds to the U.S. Treasury. 

As the Republican leader of the Interior Appropriations 

Subcommittee, Senator ALLARD worked to shape the Nation’s 

spending priorities. 

His work on the Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act 

helped keep access to the Internet tax free. 

He also worked to increase military benefits, including legislation to increase the death benefits for families of fallen 

heroes from $12,000 to $100,000. 

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I will miss working with him in this Chamber, and I will 

miss his friendship and support on the issues that matter 

most to America. 

SATURDAY, September 27, 2008 

ORDER FOR PRINTING OF SENATE DOCUMENT 

Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 

that the tributes to retiring Senators that appear in the Congressional Record be printed as a Senate document and that 

Senators be permitted to submit such tributes for inclusion 

until Friday, November 21, 2008. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. 

MONDAY, September 29, 2008 

Mr. LIEBERMAN. . . . I offer thanks and best wishes to 

other colleagues who are leaving—Senators ALLARD, Hagel, 

and Craig. 

TUESDAY, September 30, 2008 

Mr. DODD. . . . Mr. President, I, again, want to say a kind 

word or two about WAYNE ALLARD as well, who is retiring. 

We serve on the Banking Committee together. He has a wonderful family history dating back decades in Colorado. Some 

of the earliest arrivals from the East were the Allard family 

in Northern Colorado. That family has made wonderful contributions. 

WAYNE has been a wonderful member of the Banking 

Committee. We have not spent a lot of time on many issues 

together, but I can tell you, on issues such as regulatory reform and working together to see we had a good housing bill 

last summer, WAYNE ALLARD was a very constructive and 

positive member, and he can be very proud of his contribution to this body. 

Certainly, as to the landmark transportation bill we sent 

to the President just a few years ago, WAYNE ALLARD was 

as much responsible for that as any Member of this body, 

coming from a State where you normally would not think of 

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transportation issues, certainly not mass transit issues as 

being pivotal. But WAYNE ALLARD played a very important 

role in all of that. 

So to WAYNE ALLARD, his wife Joan, and their family, I 

wish them the very best as well in their retirement years. 

Mr. DURBIN. . . . WAYNE ALLARD is a colleague of mine 

who made a promise to the people of Colorado that he would 

not run for reelection, and he kept his word. He did not 

stand for reelection this year. WAYNE and I had an interesting responsibility, assignment, to deal with the legislative 

appropriations bill. It does not get a lot of attention because 

it just deals with Capitol Hill and the people who work here. 

But this Nation’s Capital is a great American treasure. 

WAYNE took it so seriously. He held more thoughtful hearings about this Capitol and the new Capitol Visitor Center. 

He asked the hard questions and did it in a respectful, gentlemanly way. I was honored to sit next to him and to participate in those hearings. 

I came to know him and his family and respect him. We 

get to see one another in the Senate gym in the morning. I 

go there in the morning for no obvious reason, but I get to 

at least socialize with WAYNE and a number of other colleagues. I am going to miss him and wish him the very best. 

Those Senators leaving our ranks leave positive memories 

for this Senator from Illinois. The fact that I have been able 

to serve with them, know them, and count them as friends, 

I count as one of the real blessings of my service in the Senate. 

WEDNESDAY, October 1, 2008 

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I rise today, as one of those 

who made the weighty decision not to seek reelection, to 

share my most personal thoughts—tributes—to my esteemed 

colleagues who will quietly, humbly, and with a deep sense 

of gratitude to their States, to our Nation, bring to a conclusion their public service as U.S. Senators. 

This is a diverse group of Senators. Whether we hail from 

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wavering love for our States, our country and for the institution of the U.S. Senate. 

We aspire to Winston Churchill’s quote: ‘‘We make a living 

by what we get; we make a life by what we give.’’ 

It has been my privilege, over my 30 years in the Senate, 

to serve with a total of 261 Members. Each, almost, shall be 

remembered as a friend. . . . 

I turn now to Senator WAYNE ALLARD, with whom I have 

been privileged to serve on the Armed Services Committee, 

who told his fellow Coloradans that if they chose him as 

their Senator, he would only serve 2 terms. He kept his 

word, just as he has honorably kept his word to his constituents on many issues. I admire this Senator and how well he 

has served his State. 

This veterinarian and small-business owner has been a 

forceful advocate for military preparedness, for increased access to health care and for cutting spending, leading by example by often returning some of his own office’s funds to 

the U.S. Treasury. In a sense, he sent them back to his constituents. 

He was also willing to roll up his sleeves and take on the 

tough task of overseeing the construction and budgeting, 

along with other Senators and Members of the House of Representatives, on the new Capitol Visitors Center. I might 

add, as a footnote, that when I was chairman of the Rules 

Committee, I co-sponsored some of the earliest pieces of legislation to provide for this center. Senator ALLARD can be 

proud of his efforts, which will serve present and future 

Americans who travel from afar to their Nation’s Capital to 

learn about their government, the longest-surviving Democratic republic in world history. 

I vividly recall journeying to Colorado, home State of one 

of my children, to travel through a magnificent area of the 

State with his lovely wife and children on behalf of his campaign to get elected to the U.S. Senate. Those trips are 

memories I have and will keep safely tucked away. 

I am proud to say I have come to know each of these fine 

men. And I firmly believe that this is but yet another beginning in all of our lives, for, to quote Churchill again, ‘‘the 

chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.’’ 

I yield the floor. 

Mr. CORKER. Madam President, there are a number of 

distinguished Senators who are leaving this body this year. 

I know there have been a number of tributes given to all of 

them and their service. 

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Senator Warner is a very distinguished Senator whom I 

have known, it seems from afar, almost all of my life. I have 

watched him with great admiration, and I have watched him 

lead us on the Armed Services Committee. 

Chuck Hagel, who exercises this tremendous independence, somebody with whom I have really enjoyed serving on 

Foreign Relations; WAYNE ALLARD from Colorado who is honoring a two-term pledge to leave this body after two terms 

to go back to the people of Colorado, he has been distinguished in his service on the Banking Committee; Larry 

Craig of Idaho who, again, in the energy area, has offered 

great counsel and made sure that wise decisions were made 

in that particular committee—I honor all of them. I wish 

them well. I think we are all better having had the opportunity to serve with them. . . . 

Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 

my colleague Senator WAYNE ALLARD. Senator ALLARD is retiring to honor a commitment he made to the people of the 

State of Colorado to serve only two terms. I have come to 

know Senator ALLARD best as a fellow member of the Budget 

Committee. Even though we often disagreed, I always found 

him to be a true gentleman. 

Born and raised in Colorado, Senator ALLARD has always 

been true to his roots and has fought to represent the best 

interests of his State. His entry into public service came in 

1982 when he was elected to the Colorado State Senate. 

While serving in the State legislature, he maintained a successful veterinary practice he built with his wife Joan. 

Senator ALLARD’s public service has spanned more than 

two decades. After serving in the State legislature, he was 

elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and subsequently the U.S. Senate. During his time in the Senate, 

there are accomplishments that stand out. He spearheaded 

legislation creating the country’s 56th national park, the 

Great Sand Dunes National Park. He also took on the extraordinary task of overseeing the Capitol Visitors Center as 

chair of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee. Finally, he has been a steward of the taxpayer 

and has led by example, returning unspent funds from his 

office account to the U.S. Treasury. 

I wish Senator ALLARD and his family many happy years 

ahead and thank him for his years of public service. 

Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, President Ronald Reagan 

once said: 

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Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that 

in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we 

kept them free; we kept the faith. 

There can be no question that Senator WAYNE ALLARD’s 

time in public office will be remembered by these words both 

here in this Chamber and in his State of Colorado. WAYNE

will end his career in the U.S. Senate because of a selfimposed term limit. He has never once wavered in his belief 

that legislators are citizens first and lawmakers second. 

As one of only two veterinarians in the Senate, I know the 

void the Senate will feel. Leaving a veterinary practice to 

fight for what is right in the U.S. Senate isn’t exactly the 

norm. WAYNE and I each made this choice and we have stood 

shoulder to shoulder in legislating for the humane treatment 

of animals. The legislation we put forth against animal fighting has become law and has helped law enforcement put 

away individuals who abuse animals. I am sad to see that 

our small, very small, veterinary caucus will leave with 

WAYNE. 

WAYNE’s commitment to country and freedom is 

unshakeable, but his dedication to fiscal conservatism has 

made him a hero for taxpayers across the country, especially 

in his State of Colorado. Throughout his time here, he has 

fought to pay down the debt by eliminating programs, staying true to the belief that government should steer clear of 

a wasteful spending black hole. 

His efforts on the Appropriations Committee have been 

committed to steering our country toward fiscal responsibility, and his voice will be missed. 

I hope this Chamber remembers the role WAYNE played in 

fighting against a bloated Federal Government and giving 

States the rights they deserve to manage their own affairs. 

Let’s not let his voice for government responsibility fall on 

deaf ears. The burden of the taxpayer rests on our shoulders, 

and that is even more so now with WAYNE’s departure. 

WAYNE has been a voice and a crusader for Colorado, preferring the scenery there to that of Washington. He has 

worked hard to ensure that his constituents are as familiar 

with his face as they are with his name. Colorado has greatly benefited from his leadership, as has this country. 

It is with sadness that I lose my friend here. But I know 

the impact he has had on this body, his State, and our country. I wish him great success in his future endeavors. I know 

he will continue to be an advocate for life, liberty, and freedom. 

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We will continue to fight for the ideals WAYNE came to this 

body hoping to achieve, that ‘‘Government of the people, by 

the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.’’ 

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, it has been a genuine 

pleasure to serve in this body with the distinguished Senator 

from Colorado, WAYNE ALLARD. He has made significant contributions through his thoughtful and effective leadership for 

the betterment of our country. 

He has brought to the challenge of public service a seriousness of purpose and sense of responsibility to do this job 

well, not for personal aggrandizement but for the improvement of our national security and our Nation’s economy. 

In the process, he has reflected credit on his State of Colorado and his family. His personal qualities of humility and 

trustworthiness have aided him as he has worked to contribute to the quality of this legislation we have enacted. 

WAYNE ALLARD is one of the most respected Members of 

this body. He is also one of the best-liked Senators. We are 

certainly going to miss having the benefit of his leadership. 

We wish him well in the years ahead. 

THURSDAY, October 2, 2008 

Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise this morning to recognize 

and pay tribute to several colleagues who are concluding careers in the Senate. These gentlemen have distinguished 

themselves. They have dedicated themselves to representing 

their States and representing the best interests of the Nation. . . . 

There are three Senators with whom I have had the opportunity to serve closely. They are people I respect immensely 

and wish the best to as they go forward. WAYNE ALLARD and 

I came to the Senate together. We were in the House of Representatives together. We have served on both the Armed 

Services Committee and the Banking Committee together. It 

seems, indeed, that on the Banking Committee, we were either the subcommittee chair or ranking member, depending 

on who has the majority, throughout our career in the Senate. In that effort, we worked closely with Senator ALLARD

and his staff on issues with respect to homelessness, housing 

programs, many areas of endeavor. He has been a distinguished individual who has done a great deal, not only for 

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the State of Colorado but for national housing policy and for 

many other areas of endeavor. 

On the Armed Services Committee, I had the privilege of 

working with him. He applied his energy and efforts to clean 

up the Rocky Flats plant, a nuclear facility in Colorado. He 

has made a lasting and extraordinary contribution to his 

State through those efforts. I commend him for all those. I 

wish him well as he goes forward. . . . 

To these Members, I wish them well. I thank them personally for their kindness to me and their thoughtfulness on so 

many other occasions. 

Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I thank my good friend 

from Colorado. I am here to talk about his distinguished career. 

Mr. President, as the 110th Congress draws to a close, we 

must reluctantly say goodbye to some friends who will be 

leaving us. That includes, as we have been discussing, my 

good friend, the senior Senator from Colorado. 

As the Republican leader, I get to work closely with each 

and every one of our colleagues on this side of the aisle. 

What has always impressed me the most about Senator ALLARD is the fact that he is a true citizen-legislator in the 

model our Founding Fathers envisioned. 

The Founders favored ordinary citizens of extraordinary 

wisdom. Those who step forward from among the people they 

represent and return to them when their time here is done. 

So it is with WAYNE ALLARD. He is retiring from the Senate because he is following a two-term pledge he set for himself when he was first elected in 1996. In the spirit of George 

Washington, he voluntarily retires ‘‘from the great theatre of 

Action’’ to return to the people and the place he has so ably 

represented. 

Anyone who knows Senator ALLARD knows he is a big believer in keeping close contact with the people he represents. 

As a member of the Colorado State Senate, he passed legislation limiting the length of legislative sessions to 120 days to 

better ensure that State lawmakers stayed in touch with 

their constituents. 

After election to the Senate, he made a promise to Coloradans that he would visit every one of the State’s counties 

every year—a promise he kept, keeping him in sync with 

Colorado sympathies and values. 

Even more impressive are the 700 town meetings across 

Colorado that Senator ALLARD has held since his election to 

the Senate. 

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As a Senator, he has hosted the Allard Capital Conference, 

which brings Colorado community leaders to Washington to 

see the workings of the Federal Government up close—and 

to keep the Federal Government accountable to the people 

who elected them. 

If I may add, I have had the pleasure of speaking to the 

Allard Capital Conference attendees on more than one occasion, and I have always admired how Senator ALLARD has 

stayed tied to communities across Colorado. He is always 

seeking to bring them closer to their elected representatives. 

For 12 years, Senator ALLARD has been a strong voice for 

returning power from Washington back to the people and to 

the States. He has been a strong voice for lower taxes and 

lower Federal spending. Hailing from the Rockies, he has 

been a strong defender and protector of our environment. 

Senator ALLARD has a different background than most of 

his colleagues. Born and raised in Colorado, the son of a cattle rancher, he had a successful career as a veterinarian. He 

and his wife Joan started their own animal hospital. He 

maintained his successful practice while serving as a State 

senator, and was elected to the House of Representatives for 

three terms starting in 1990. 

I have had the pleasure of working alongside WAYNE on 

many issues over the years. We have been allies in pushing 

the Department of Defense to safely and efficiently dispose 

of deadly chemical weapons stored in the Blue Grass Army 

Depot in Kentucky and the Pueblo Depot in Colorado. 

I have watched with admiration as he fought to establish 

the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, which is crucial to 

preserving the natural habitats of so many diverse species in 

Colorado. 

That success came after he successfully pushed, as a Member of the House, legislation to make the Rocky Mountain 

Arsenal site a wildlife refuge, turning a site that was once 

a manufacturing center for nerve gas and other chemical 

weapons into what is now one of the largest urban wildlife 

refuges in the Nation. 

WAYNE has fought to get aid for workers in Colorado who 

were exposed to unhealthy amounts of radiation at nuclear 

weapons facilities. He has also taken the lead on passing legislation to preserve the Great Sand Dunes National Park 

and Colorado’s Spanish Peaks mountain area. With his retirement, Colorado is losing a longtime champion of conservation and environmental protection. 

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Senator ALLARD has been a consistent and strong supporter of our military and our national security interests. He 

led the debate on establishing a system to protect America 

from ballistic missile attacks, and he has supported funding 

and rigorous testing for such programs. 

He has passed legislation multiple times to improve the 

system of voting for our men and women in uniform serving 

overseas, making sure the brave warriors who protect America are heard when it is time to elect America’s leaders. 

With all these accomplishments, and many more, the senior Senator from Colorado is going to leave some very big 

shoes—maybe it is better to say boots—to fill come next January. 

He is also going to leave behind many friends. I am proud 

to call myself one of them. Elaine and I have enjoyed getting 

to know WAYNE and Joan and their family over the years. 

We have had a chance to have dinner together from time to 

time, just the four of us. We will miss the common sense and 

grace they have brought to our Nation’s Capital. 

We are sorry to lose such a fine Senator. But as WAYNE

has said himself about his pledge on term limits: A promise 

made should be a promise kept. 

The people of Colorado should be proud that their Senator 

ends his tenure with integrity, with honor, with humility— 

the same integrity, honor, and humility he brought when he 

came to the Capitol. 

WAYNE, we all wish you the best of luck for whatever the 

future holds. You will always have friends in the Capitol. We 

look forward to seeing you and Joan in the coming years. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The senior Senator from Colorado. 

Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from 

Kentucky for his more than generous remarks. Joan and I 

have been thrilled to have been able to work with you and 

your lovely wife on many issues. The people of Colorado need 

to know I got things done in this body because of your help 

and your assistance. Many times we shared common issues 

that we wanted to see move forward. But lots of times you 

were more than generous in giving me an opportunity to put 

forth my bills and my arguments on various bills, and I will 

forever be thankful for that. 

I think the country needs to know that in your wife and 

you we have two great leaders in this country. I brag about 

both of you when I get back to Colorado and talk about those 

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people who I think have made a huge influence on this country and have set a great example for Americans. 

So I thank you. I thank you for your continued leadership. 

I look forward to your continuing to serve in this body. 

America needs you, and the people of Kentucky ought to be 

thankful they have such a fine Senator. 

Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I thank my good friend 

from Colorado. 

Mr. ALLARD. I thank the Republican leader. 

Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute 

to my friend and colleague, WAYNE ALLARD, the senior Senator from Colorado. As all of us in the Senate know, Senator 

ALLARD will retire from the Senate at the end of this legislative session. 

Senator ALLARD is a Coloradan through and through. 

Raised on a ranch in Walden, CO, a very small town in the 

northwest corner of our State, he found his calling in animal 

medicine. He followed this passion to Colorado State University at Fort Collins, where he received his doctorate of veterinary medicine. Even today, he proudly wears his tie as a 

Colorado State University ram. At CSU, WAYNE met his future wife Joan who was studying microbiology at the time. 

After graduating, WAYNE and Joan built the Allard Animal 

Hospital in Loveland together. They made their home there. 

They had two wonderful daughters, Christi and Cheryl. Living and working in Loveland, WAYNE developed a passion for 

public service. He developed a passion for the good that 

could come from serving in politics. 

He began his political career in the Colorado State Senate. 

There, he served the people of Weld and Larimer Counties 

in the State legislature for 7 years. A strong believer in preserving the idea of citizen-legislators, Senator ALLARD championed a Colorado law that limits legislative sessions to 120 

days, a law that is still in our Constitution today. It works 

to ensure that Colorado representatives are able to spend the 

bulk of their time in their communities as opposed to the 

corridors of the State Capitol. 

In 1991, the people of the Fourth Congressional District 

elected Senator ALLARD to the U.S. House of Representatives. Five years later, Coloradans elected him to serve as 

Colorado’s U.S. Senator. 

Throughout his career on the Federal level, Senator ALLARD has been a strong voice for fiscal responsibility and ensuring the security of America at home and abroad. He has 

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used his position on the Senate Appropriations Committee to 

champion priorities important to Colorado. He has played an 

active role on the Senate Budget Committee to restore integrity to the government’s use of taxpayer dollars. 

Yet, even as Senator ALLARD served in Washington, he has 

never forgotten where he came from and who he works for. 

He was always traveling throughout Colorado, engaging his 

constituents, hearing their hopes and concerns. It is there, in 

those communities of Colorado, that Senator ALLARD feels 

most at home. 

I have been privileged to work with WAYNE ALLARD in the 

Senate for the past 4 years. We fought together for clean and 

safe drinking water for the communities in the Lower Arkansas Valley and through the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit which we hope will happen in the next several 

years. We worked to ensure the Animas-La Plata Water 

Project in Southwest Colorado, making sure that project is 

fully funded, to implement the historic settlement between 

Colorado and its Indian tribes. Over the past few months, we 

came together to move judicial nominees for the Federal 

Court in Colorado through the often contentious Senate confirmation process. It has been a productive and fulfilling 

partnership. 

Now, to be sure, Senator ALLARD and I have not always 

seen eye to eye on a number of issues. But in spite of our 

differences, I have always respected him. He works hard. He 

is humble. He loves the people of Colorado. 

But more than his love for Colorado and his country, Senator ALLARD is devoted to Joan, Christi, Cheryl, and his five 

grandsons. You will never see him have a smile wider or 

laugh harder than when he is in their company. I am happy 

that his return to Colorado will afford him the opportunity 

to spend more time with them. He deserves it. 

I know Senator ALLARD is a great admirer of a Democrat 

from Colorado by the name of Wayne Aspinall, who served 

in this Congress for a very long time. Wayne Aspinall was 

a strong protector of Colorado’s water and the champion of 

the people of the Western Slope during his 24-year tenure in 

Congress. Congressman Aspinall once said: 

We all have moments when we feel that ‘‘the system’’ is wrong, but that 

does not entitle us to assume that only we could be right and therefore permit us to secede from our society. We have to learn to live with it—to improve on it if we can, to change it through established procedures, if we 

must, but we must always remember that individually we are only one person and that the views and ideas of others might be equally valid as our 

own. 

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For the past 25 years, Senator ALLARD has committed 

himself and his talents to the people of Colorado in this spirit—a spirit of reform and a spirit of humility. He has served 

with honor and distinction and with an unyielding focus on 

what he thinks is best for our State. I thank him for his 

service and his friendship, and I congratulate him on his retirement. 

Mr. President, I thank the presiding officer. I yield the 

floor and I note the absence of a quorum. 

Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, while the Senator from Idaho 

is on the floor, I made some comments earlier about the 

pleasure of being able to work with him in the Senate. I wish 

to also recognize the fine work he has done on energy. We 

certainly appreciate his work on that. 

Colorado is an energy-rich State. We have all forms of energy, not only fossil fuels but also wind and solar and geothermal. I think Senator CRAIG has been very sensitive to 

those. 

When working with the Senator from Idaho I felt like he 

truly had the Nation’s interest in mind. It has been a pleasure for me to serve with Senator CRAIG, particularly on the 

Appropriations Committee. The Senator brought in a very 

competent staff and was himself extremely knowledgeable. 

As we leave this institution, I wish to thank the Senator 

from Idaho for all the work he did to help me along with legislation. What a privilege it has been to be able to know Senator CRAIG and work with him in the Senate. Also, I wish 

to recognize the Senator’s hard work in the Senate. 

Senator Salazar was making some comments earlier on, 

talking about my retirement. I happened to have gone downstairs and grabbed a lunch and there he was. I also want the 

people of Colorado to know I have enjoyed working with Senator Salazar. We have not agreed on some of the national 

issues, but I think generally one thing we have agreed on is 

we need to work for Colorado. 

I think we have truly been partners in that effort. I appreciated the opportunity to get to know you. I’m reminded that 

when Colorado came into the Union, in 1876—we are known 

as the Centennial State—the Republicans were pretty much 

in control of everything. You see, Colorado is a State that is 

recognized as a swing State, it swings back and forth between the Republican and Democratic Parties. 

But at that particular time, there was a big effort to have 

a Senator from the north and a Senator from the south of 

our State. Similarly, today, I grew up about as far north as 

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you can get in Colorado, Senator Salazar grew up about as 

far south as you can get in the State of Colorado. I think, 

at least in the spirit, and certainly in geographic location, we 

have been able to represent all of the State of Colorado and 

deal with those issues in a civil and responsible way. 

I wish to thank Senator Salazar publicly for his service to 

the State of Colorado and also want the people of Colorado 

to know I highly respect Senator Ken Salazar, who is sitting 

in the chair right now, for his dedication and the rich heritage he has in the State of Colorado. I have appreciated the 

opportunity to serve with Senator Salazar in the State of 

Colorado and I wish the Senator well in future years. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Idaho. 

Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, before the senior retiring Senator from the State of Colorado leaves, let me thank him for 

his gracious comments. We have been a very good team and 

have partnered on a lot of issues over the years because we 

have such common interests in mind. Our States are very 

similar in so many ways. 

The State of Colorado happens to have the hydrocarbons 

we do not have, when it comes to gas and oil. But at the 

same time, agriculture, water, and timber, tourism, and all 

the great things many people attribute to the West are embodied in the State of Colorado and certainly in the State of 

Idaho. 

But a very special thanks to Senator ALLARD for your fine 

comments. The work the Senator has done on behalf of his 

State is precedent setting. I hope—I know—the Senator will 

be continually recognized for that. 

But let me also say the Senator and his wife Joan have become good friends of both my wife Suzanne and I. Those are 

the kinds of friendships that build partnerships in the Senate. I hope other Senators recognize the Senate works well 

when Senators are friends and partners. 

Now, we may have our disagreements along the way, and 

there may be some disagreements between Democrats and 

Republicans, but when the collegiality of the Senate leaves, 

the Senate no longer works or works as well as it should on 

behalf of our citizens. Certainly, the collegiality between the 

Craigs and the Allards has been long-standing and greatly 

appreciated. Thank you. 

Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I would like to begin my remarks this afternoon acknowledging four of our colleagues 

who will be leaving the Senate along with me at the end of 

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this Congress, the 110th Congress, and then make some additional comments. . . . 

Mr. President, I wish also to recognize one of my classmates with whom I came to the Senate 12 years ago. He is 

our neighbor from the West, the senior Senator from Colorado, WAYNE ALLARD. Aside from Senator ALLARD and Colorado usually taking Nebraska’s water, we find little to quarrel with in the kind of work that Senator ALLARD has done 

for his State and our country. 

I have had an opportunity to serve 12 years with Senator 

ALLARD on the Banking Committee. His very steady performance and leadership will be missed on that committee, as 

well as on the other committees he has served and has been 

very active, as my colleague in the chair knows, who served 

with him as well on the Armed Services Committee. His 

leadership on the Budget Committee in particular will be 

missed. I wish to acknowledge that friendship and that leadership of Senator ALLARD. . . . 

Senator Craig, Senator ALLARD, Senator Warner, and Senator Domenici all leave the Senate a better institution for 

their service. 

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, today I rise to recognize Senator WAYNE ALLARD, who will retire from the U.S. Senate at 

the end of this Congress after more than 25 years of serving 

and representing Colorado in the State senate, the U.S. 

House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. 

WAYNE ALLARD’s work throughout his career reflects his 

intense commitment to the people of Colorado. While we frequently disagree on issues, he has earned the respect of his 

colleagues for his integrity, hard work, and the strength and 

steadfastness of his support for the principles he believes in. 

I have worked with WAYNE ALLARD as he helped lead our 

effort to move the National Trails System Willing Seller Act 

through Congress. Without this bill, a landowner who wants 

to sell to the Federal Government was denied the right to do 

so. The legislation provides the Federal Government with the 

authority to acquire land and easements from willing sellers 

to complete nine national scenic and historic trails authorized across the Nation. One of those is the North Country 

Trail, which runs through Michigan. I particularly appreciate WAYNE ALLARD’s hard work on this important measure. 

On the Senate Armed Services Committee he brought his important background and experience as a veteran to our work 

on the anthrax threat. 

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I offer my thanks and best wishes to WAYNE ALLARD and 

his wife Joan as they turn to the next chapter of their productive lives. 

Mr. KYL. Mr. President, as this session draws to a close 

and as we look forward to the 111th Congress, I would be 

remiss if I didn’t pay tribute to my colleagues who are retiring after years of service to their country. 

I have known Senator WAYNE ALLARD since we served in 

the House together. 

Senator ALLARD served with distinction on the Armed 

Services Committee, and we have worked together to make 

sure that this country is prepared to meet national security 

challenges. Both of us believe strongly in President Reagan’s 

famous axiom, ‘‘peace through strength.’’ 

Recently, we worked together to secure funding to study 

the possibility of basing missile defenses in space. As a result, policymakers will finally begin to have the information 

necessary to debate the overall feasibility of a space-based 

missile defense layer. The space threat will only grow in the 

years ahead, and I am pleased that I was able to work with 

Senator ALLARD to make small, but measurable progress toward better defending the Nation. 

Senator ALLARD is the model legislator. He’s not a professional politician, but a veterinarian by trade. He understands that the money we spend in Washington is not the 

government’s money, but the taxpayers’. And he proves it, 

returning over $4 million of his office’s funds to the government’s coffers. His votes are based on principle, not politics. 

I wish Senator ALLARD all the best. Colorado has lost a 

great legislator, but I am sure that his wife Joan, his children, and his five grandsons will be glad to have him at 

home more often. 

Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, with the conclusion of our 

business for the year comes the moment when we must say 

farewell to Members who have chosen to leave the Senate, 

and I want to take this opportunity to honor my friend and 

colleague from Colorado, Senator WAYNE ALLARD. He is leaving as a matter of principle, believing in the value of citizenlegislators, which he is fulfilling by ending his service here 

after two terms. I greatly respect him for that choice. 

One of the wonderful things about the Senate is the distinctive experiences that bring people to this place. Senator 

ALLARD’s professional training is as a veterinarian, a skill 

that is of great importance to a State with as much livestock 

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agriculture as Colorado. He began a successful veterinary 

practice from nothing in Loveland, in the eastern foothills of 

the Rocky Mountains. That experience has given him unique 

insight into the needs and concerns of America’s millions of 

small businesses, where the job growth and creative energy 

of our economy comes from. 

WAYNE ALLARD brought many values with him to the Senate, but perhaps the most important is the need to use more 

care in the way we spend the people’s money. He personally 

practiced that value by returning $4.2 million of his office allotment to the U.S. Treasury. As a member of the committees which handle appropriations, the Federal budget, and 

banking policy, he has been a constant advocate for lower 

spending, improved efficiency in government programs, and 

steady progress toward a balanced budget. 

Our former colleague, Howard Baker, once said that you 

could trace the decline of the legislative branch of government to the installation of air-conditioning in the Capitol. 

What he meant by that was that previous generations of 

Senators were driven from Washington by the tropical summers, and that gave them an opportunity to reconnect with 

their roots so they could return refreshed and reoriented toward the people’s wishes. Senator ALLARD needed no such 

climatic encouragement: he couldn’t wait to get back to Colorado where he would spend countless hours listening to and 

learning from the folks who sent him here. 

I will truly miss his example and his friendship here in the 

Senate. The Senate is a distinctive and valuable institution 

generation after generation because the senior Members pass 

on their lessons to the junior Members. Senator ALLARD

taught me a lot about how to be a good Senator by working 

hard, sticking to your principles, and listening more than 

talking. 

Former Senator Harry S. Truman said that if you want a 

friend in Washington, buy a dog. But Senator ALLARD has 

been my good friend, encouraging me when I was discouraged and keeping me humble when I was flying too high for 

my own good. 

I think the ideas of fiscal conservatism and frugality that 

he based his life and service on are returning to the forefront 

here in Washington as he departs. As we move toward a balanced budget, I think he can take pride in fighting for it for 

12 years in Washington and pointing us in the right direction. 

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WAYNE ALLARD is a good man who chose to serve in the 

Senate for a specific amount of time, and he has done that. 

I honor him today as a person of character and wisdom, and 

I thank him for making me a better Senator and for making 

the Senate a place that better reflects the values of regular 

people. 

MONDAY, November 17, 2008 

Mr. INOUYE. Madam President, I rise to recognize the 

service of a great public servant and an outstanding leader. 

Senator ALLARD has been a tremendous and dedicated 

servant to his home State of Colorado. His distinguished career spans 17 years in the U.S. Senate and the House of 

Representatives. 

Senator ALLARD has been a devoted champion of the State 

of Colorado. His tireless commitment to the people of Colorado is evident to all who know him. He has been an ardent 

supporter of increased national attention to the importance 

of savings plans and investments and small business concerns. 

Madam President, I ask my colleagues to join me in paying 

tribute to this magnificent Senator. 

WEDNESDAY, November 19, 2008 

Mr. SPECTER. The Senate Appropriations Committee, as 

well as the Senate generally, will miss Senator WAYNE ALLARD. WAYNE has been a strong voice for fiscal responsibility. 

His background as a veterinarian has provided an interesting dimension beyond members who have legal, business, 

or academic backgrounds. 

Senator ALLARD has led by example, demonstrating his 

frugality by returning more than $4 million in unspent office 

funds to the U.S. Treasury since being elected to Congress. 

In retiring after two terms, he has stuck by his commitment 

on term limits. My personal preference would have been for 

WAYNE to stay on because, building on his experience, he 

would have made additional significant contributions to the 

benefit of his State, Colorado, and the Nation. 

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THURSDAY, November 20, 2008 

Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, when the final gavel brings an 

end to the current session of Congress, my good friend 

WAYNE ALLARD has chosen to retire from the U.S. Senate. I 

know we will all miss him and the strong and powerful voice 

he has been for Colorado and the West. His eye for detail 

and focus on the issues that are of such great importance to 

his constituents and mine will be very difficult to replace. 

WAYNE is quite a remarkable guy. He knew at a very 

young age that he wanted to be a veterinarian and so he directed all his efforts to pursuing that calling. He graduated 

from Colorado State University with a degree in veterinary 

medicine and opened a veterinary practice in Loveland, CO, 

with his wife Joan. 

As he worked at the profession he loved he got to know the 

people of the area and the problems they faced every day. He 

wanted to do more than just take care of their animals and 

livestock, so he started to branch out to a career in politics. 

He knew he could find the time for both his practice and for 

politics and the challenge of learning something new interested him. 

WAYNE had one great advantage as he began—his family’s 

deep Colorado roots. WAYNE’s great-great-grandfather was a 

trapper and an explorer and he was one of the first permanent settlers of Northern Colorado. His family was among 

the first to move into the area and establish a home there. 

WAYNE grew up on the family ranch. He learned at an 

early age the importance of a hard day’s work and of always 

doing your best. His days were spent baling hay and helping 

out with whatever needed to be done around the ranch from 

dawn to dusk. Life on the ranch taught him a lot and instilled in him the values and principles that have served him 

well throughout his life and his political career. 

WAYNE is a strong believer in the idea of a citizen-politician. He believes that the more experience we have in the 

workforce, the better we are able to find legislative solutions 

to address the problems faced by families across the Nation. 

That philosophy guided WAYNE’s efforts in the House and 

helped him win his present seat in the Senate in 1997. That 

was the same year that I came to Washington, and WAYNE

was one of the first people I met. Our shared commitment 

to the people of the West made us natural allies. 

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ference to get his constituents more involved in the day-today operations of the government. His dream took shape as 

the Allard Capital Conference. This annual event gives those 

who attend an opportunity to learn more about how their 

government works, and to share their good ideas about how 

to change things. When it is over, it sends all those who attend back home to Colorado with a hefty dose of encouragement to continue the dialog they began here. It has been a 

great success and WAYNE has been able to attract many of 

Washington’s leaders to participate along with an impressive 

list of Senators from both sides of the aisle. 

History will show that WAYNE has been so successful in 

the Senate because he is committed to getting things done— 

and not in making sure he gets the credit. It is another philosophy we share. You can get just about anything done if 

you don’t care who gets the credit for it. WAYNE has been a 

workhorse more than a show horse and that has always 

pleased his constituents. 

Over the years, WAYNE’s commitment to fiscal sanity has 

been so strong and so compelling that it drove him to give 

up his seats on the Armed Services and Environmental and 

Public Works Committees to join the Appropriations Committee. From there he took the reins of the Legislative 

Branch Subcommittee and began the difficult and demanding task of overseeing the construction of the Capitol Visitor 

Center. Up till then, the project had been the center of a lot 

of attention because there were so many cost overruns, 

delays in its construction, and questions about how the 

project was being managed. WAYNE brought some sanity to 

the process. He started checking in on the work being done 

on a regular basis and his oversight brought a much needed 

sense of accountability to the project which is now about to 

open its doors to the people who come to visit our Nation’s 

Capital every year. In the years to come, the Capitol Visitor 

Center will be part of the legacy of WAYNE’s service to the 

people of our Nation. 

There is another area of achievement that WAYNE is probably more proud of—and that is his work on the Great Sand 

Dunes National Park, his successful effort to convert Rocky 

Flats, which was formerly a nuclear weapons facility, to a 

national wildlife refuge, and his determination to protect and 

preserve the area around the Rio Grande River. All these 

projects were important to him because they enabled him to 

make a difference back home in Colorado. 

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Now that his Washington years are drawing to a close, 

WAYNE would be the first to give a lion’s share of the credit 

for all he has accomplished to his wife Joan. She was there 

from the start, working alongside him in his veterinary clinic 

and she was by his side as he served in the Senate. They 

have long been a remarkable team, and it can truly be said 

that he and I both overmarried. Joan has been his best 

friend, his most trusted adviser, and his wisest political adviser and counselor. 

Now they will return to Colorado and to the life that they 

love. I don’t know what WAYNE’s plans are for the future, but 

I hope and expect I will continue to hear from him whenever 

he thinks that we just aren’t getting it right when it comes 

to the budget, the environment, or any of the other issues 

that have driven him during his service in the Senate. Whatever he decides to do, I know we will continue to hear from 

him, and that is something that can only continue to serve 

us all well. WAYNE is a special guy who loves Colorado and 

his country, and he has dedicated his life to making them 

better places for us and for future generations to live. He can 

retire secure in the knowledge that he has succeeded because 

he cared enough to serve. 

Thank you, WAYNE, for your heartfelt commitment to Colorado and the Nation, for your willingness to serve the people 

in the Senate, and most of all, thank you for your friendship. 

Diana joins in sending all the best for a continued rich and 

rewarding life to you and Joan. And WAYNE, for me, please 

keep track of and share the good fishing spots. I know most 

of them will be in Wyoming. 

Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 

that the order from September 27 regarding tributes to retiring Senators be modified so that Senators be permitted to 

submit such tributes for inclusion in a Senate document 

until Friday, December 12, 2008. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. 

FRIDAY, December 12, 2008 

Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, one of the great privileges 

of my tenure in the Senate has been to serve with my colleague WAYNE ALLARD from Colorado. 

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He and his wonderful wife and partner Joan have contributed greatly to the life of the Senate. WAYNE has been a 

leading advocate for a strong space and missile defense program, an important issue when he chaired the Strategic Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Armed Services. I was honored to follow him in that position when he 

moved to the prestigious Appropriations Committee. 

WAYNE has also been a firm and consistent voice for a 

sound economic policy based on the free market, lower taxes, 

free trade, and restraint in spending. Day after day—year 

after year—he never wavered in those principles. 

I deeply regret that WAYNE took a pledge to not seek a 

third term in the Senate. His unqualified commitment to 

principle will be sorely missed. WAYNE is a man of integrity, 

and he never hesitated to keep the promise he made to the 

voters of Colorado. 

WAYNE and I came to the Senate together. We have been 

good friends throughout our time here. We have stood together in the Armed Services Committee in support of our 

men and women in uniform. We were thrilled to see the 

child tax credit become law, providing relief to hard-working 

American families. We witnessed many other important 

pieces of legislation be enacted into law. And we were able 

to stop quite a few bad pieces also. 

Mary and I send our best and most sincere wishes to 

WAYNE and Joan. I know that he will continue to contribute 

to the good of Colorado and to the Nation. 

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