Senate Proceeding on Oct 21st, 2009 :: 5:43:25 to 5:47:30
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John Barrasso: our prayers. i thank the chair and yield the floor. a senator: mr. the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. barrasso: mr. president, i join senator enzi today on the floor to share with you the profound sorrow that is felt all across the state of wyoming today as we mourn the death after western american icon and

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Speech By: John Barrasso

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John Barrasso: a former member of this body, the united states senate. cliff hansen, u.s. senator, wyoming governor, died last night, october 20th, at his ranch in wyoming. he was 97 years old. he was at the time of his death the oldest living former member of the united states senate.

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John Barrasso: a career and a life that spanned nearly a century of american history. but it wasn't the length of time he spent on this makes his life so unique and so meaningful to all of us who knew him and who respected him. it would really b difficult to tell the story of wyoming without also describing to you

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John Barrasso: the life and the time of cliff hansen. they're intertwined. a pioneer sta and its pay the arc. -- patriarch. if it's true as many people say that wyoming is what america was, cliff hansen is the independent spirit, the rugged

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John Barrasso: cowboy that made her great. my wife, bobby, and i want to offer our deepest condolences to the chancen and meade families. to his wife martha, his wife of over 75 years. just last month they celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary.

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John Barrasso: she was with him to the end. cliff hansen is a legendary wyoming figure, but to his family, he was a dedicated husband, father, a special grandfather and great grandfher and someone who be terribly missed. he was born october 16, 1912.

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John Barrasso: prior to graduating from the university of wyoming, he worked for his parents on the cattle ranch in teton county. it was there we can presume that cliff hansen learned the marine and the skills that would take him from wyoming to washington and back. in 1962, hansen was elected

5:45:55 to 5:46:16( Edit History Discussion )

John Barrasso: governor of wyoming. he served for four years. he felt he could do more for the people of wyoming in washington than he could in cheyenne. so he ran and he won a seat in the united states senate. he was re-elected by an overwhelming margin in 1972. but these simple dates hardly tell the story.

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John Barrasso: cliff hansen was wyoming's john wayne. a proud, commonsense cowboy who spoke to the hearts and the minds of a great state. as we had the opportunity to reflect more on governor hansen's passing, to hear as well from his family, there will be much more to say and rember about his extraordinary legacy.

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John Barrasso: but today, on the news of his passing to the kingdom of heaven, a phrase that he used with great reverence, i want to make sure that his friends and his colleagues know that god accepts home a great man today. to his wife martha, his son pete

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John Barrasso: hansen, his grandsons and their families, his granddaughter muffy, the nation and wyoming send you our heartfelt condolences. we hope that you and your family are comforted by his strength of character,is convictions, and his grace as a truly great man. i speak today for thousands, for

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John Barrasso: tens of thousands of people who knew and who loved cliff hansen. all that he stood for, all that he today represents that is good