III 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 343 

Relative to the death of Dale Bumpers, former United States Senator for 

the State of Arkansas. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 11, 2016 

Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. COTTON, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. REID, Mr. 

ALEXANDER, Ms. AYOTTE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, 

Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BROWN, 

Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. 

CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. COATS, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. 

COONS, Mr. CORKER, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, 

Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENZI, Mrs. ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, 

Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. GARDNER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HATCH, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. 

HEITKAMP, Mr. HELLER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. 

ISAKSON, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KING, Mr. KIRK, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. 

MARKEY, Mr. MCCAIN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 

MERKLEY, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, 

Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NELSON, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. 

PORTMAN, Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. 

RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. 

SCOTT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. STABENOW, 

Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. 

UDALL, Mr. VITTER, Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, 

Mr. WICKER, and Mr. WYDEN) submitted the following resolution; which 

was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Relative to the death of Dale Bumpers, former United States 

Senator for the State of Arkansas. 


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Whereas Dale Bumpers was born in Franklin County, Arkansas, attended the public schools of Arkansas, and the 

University of Arkansas; 

Whereas Dale Bumpers was admitted to the Arkansas bar in 

1952 and commenced practice in Charleston, Arkansas, 

where he was born, and where he proudly proclaimed he 

was the best lawyer in a one-lawyer town; 

Whereas Dale Bumpers served in the United States Marine 

Corps during World War II; 

Whereas Dale Bumpers served his beloved State of Arkansas 

as Special Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court in 

1968, and the Governor of Arkansas from 1970 to 1974; 

Whereas Dale Bumpers was first elected to the United States 

Senate in 1974 and served four terms as a Senator from 

the State of Arkansas with honor and distinction; 

Whereas Dale Bumpers served the Senate as Chairman of 

the Committee on Small Business in the One Hundredth 

through One Hundred Third Congresses; 

Whereas Dale Bumpers is remembered fondly in the Senate 

for his story-telling style of oratory and his use of the full 

length of his extended microphone cord, which allowed 

him to walk up and down the aisles of the Senate chamber as he spoke: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound 

2 sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death 

3 of the Dale Bumpers, former member of the United States 

4 Senate. 

5 Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate commu6 nicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives 


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1 and transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 

2 deceased. 

3 Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it 

4 stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem5 ory of the late Dale Bumpers. 

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