S5972 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 2, 2012 

It is through the exceptional effort of 

companies such as Shucks Maine Lobster that Maine’s seafood industry has 

garnered its world renowned reputation 

for premium quality products. The 

worldwide acclaim Shucks Maine Lobster continues to receive at international food shows and chef competitions adds to the long tradition of 

Maine’s superior seafood. Their welldeserved accolades also promote Maine 

as a brand. By producing such a delicious and more user-friendly way to 

enjoy Maine’s fresh lobster, Shucks introduces and expands to new markets 

and furthers the positive reputation of 

all Maine seafood. 

The creativity, dedication, and cando spirit, so characteristic of Maine entrepreneurs, can be seen at Shucks 

Maine Lobster in abundance. From a 

small lobster shack in Kennebunkport 

to a leader in the frozen lobster industry, Shucks has seen both the challenges and rewards of seeing an opportunity and sailing towards it. I commend Shucks Maine Lobster for all 

their success and wish them well in the 

future.∑ 

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TRIBUTE TO JUDGE HOWARD A. 

DAWSON, JR. 

∑ Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, today I 

wish to pay tribute to Howard A. Dawson, Jr., a native son of the State of 

Arkansas, and his lifetime of exemplary service to our Nation. 

On August 21, 2012, Judge Dawson 

will celebrate the 50th anniversary of 

his appointment to the U.S. Tax Court. 

He is the longest serving judge in the 

history of the court, and one of only 

four Federal judges appointed by President Kennedy who continue to serve on 

the bench today. His longevity is remarkable, but his achievements are 

even more so. 

Judge Dawson hails from Okolona, 

AR, and comes from a long line of educators—parents, uncles, and grandparents—who made their mark in Arkansas as teachers, school superintendents, and State Education Department 

officials. 

Judge Dawson’s earliest Federal service had some ups and downs. Senator 

Hattie Caraway—the first woman Senator from Arkansas and the first 

woman in the country elected to serve 

a full term as a Senator—facilitated 

his appointment as an elevator operator in what is now the Russell Senate 

Office Building. Since then, however, 

Judge Dawson’s career has been ‘‘all 

ups.’’ 

As a young captain in the U.S. Army 

in World War II, Judge Dawson served 

in France and Germany. After graduation from law school in 1949 and a brief 

stint in private practice, Judge Dawson 

joined the Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel and held a series 

of increasingly responsible positions, 

rising to assistant chief counsel, administration, at the time of his appointment to the Tax Court bench in 

1962. 

At the court in the late 1960s, Judge 

Dawson worked with his mentor, fellow 

Arkansan, and chairman of the powerful House Committee on Ways and 

Means, Congressman Wilbur D. Mills, 

to help shape legislation that reformed 

the Tax Code and the U.S. Tax Court. 

Judge Dawson also worked to establish 

the small tax case procedure, which 

has made the arcane world of tax litigation accessible to self-represented 

taxpayers, and he became the first 

judge in charge of the small tax case 

division. 

During his five decades of service to 

the Tax Court, Judge Dawson’s colleagues have three times chosen him as 

their chief judge. His work ethic is legendary, and he has authored some 1,200 

opinions. But his contributions go far 

beyond his legal opinions, for with 

kindness, patience, and humor he has 

made his mark on the lives and careers 

of many at the court as colleague, 

mentor, and friend. 

Judge Dawson has been supported in 

this work by his wife of more than 66 

years, Marianne Dawson. Judge Dawson exemplifies the very best qualities 

of both a jurist and a public servant, 

and it is with great pleasure that I rise 

to salute him today.

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TRIBUTE TO JUDGE HOWARD A. 

DAWSON, JR. 

∑ Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, today 

I wish to honor the longest serving 

judge in the history of the U.S. Tax 

Court—Judge Howard A. Dawson, Jr.— 

who will mark his 50th year as a Federal judge on August 21, 2012. 

Judge Dawson, a native of Okolona, 

AR, comes from a family of Arkansas 

educators. Because of his 

groundbreaking work to unify many 

rural schools in Arkansas, Judge 

Dawson’s father was dubbed ‘‘Dr. Rural 

Education.’’ That reputation earned 

Judge Dawson’s father a position within the Department of Interior and the 

family relocated to Washington, DC. 

Judge Dawson started his Federal 

service right here at the U.S. Capitol 

complex. A fellow Arkansan, Hattie 

Caraway—the first woman to win election to the U.S. Senate—helped Judge 

Dawson get a job as an elevator operator in what is now the Russell Senate 

Office Building 

During World War II, Judge Dawson 

served as a captain in the U.S. Army, 

where he was stationed in France and 

Germany. After the war, he earned his 

law degree at George Washington University School of Law. Judge Dawson 

eventually joined the Internal Revenue 

Service Office as chief of counsel after 

a brief time working in private practice. In 1962, Judge Dawson was appointed to the Tax Court bench by 

President John F. Kennedy. 

Well respected among his peers, 

Judge Dawson was chosen to be chief 

judge three times during his five-decade tenure. He has authored over 1,200 

opinions, but he is also known for contributions that extend beyond his legal 

writings. 

As a judge, Dawson worked with fellow Arkansan, Wilbur Mills, to help 

shape the legislation that created today’s U.S. Tax Court as an independent 

judicial body under article I of the Constitution. 

In order to help self-represented taxpayers, Judge Dawson worked to establish the small tax case procedure to 

simplify and allow tax litigation to be 

more accessible. He became the first 

judge in charge of the small tax case 

division. 

I would like to recognize Judge Howard A. Dawson, Jr., for his commendable service as a Federal judge. I am 

proud of his contribution to our Nation 

and to the Natural State.

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MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT 

Messages from the President of the 

United States were communicated to 

the Senate by Mr. Pate, one of his secretaries. 

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EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED 

As in executive session the Presiding 

Officer laid before the Senate messages 

from the President of the United 

States submitting sundry nominations 

which were referred to the appropriate 

committees. 

(The messages received today are 

printed at the end of the Senate proceedings.) 

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MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE 

At 12:03 p.m., a message from the 

House of Representatives, delivered by 

Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the 

following bill, in which it requests the 

concurrence of the Senate: 

H.R. 5986. An act to amend the African 

Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the 

third-country fabric program and to add 

South Sudan to the list of countries eligible 

for designation under that Act, to make 

technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to 

the textile and apparel rules of origin for the 

Dominican Republic-Central America-United 

States Free Trade Agreement, to approve the 

renewal of import restrictions contained in 

the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 

2003, and for other purposes. 

ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

The President pro tempore (Mr. 

INOUYE) reported that he had signed 

the following enrolled bills, previously 

signed by the Speaker of the House: 

S. 679. An act to reduce the number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation. 

S. 1959. An act to require a report on the 

designation of the Haqqani Network as a foreign terrorist organization and for other purposes. 

At 2:52 p.m., a message from the 

House of Representatives, delivered by 

Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, 

announced that the House has passed 

the following bills, in which it requests 

the concurrence of the Senate: 

H.R. 897. An act to provide authority and 

sanction for the granting and issuance of 


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