Bob Dole: “In the coming days, then, I will be devoting some of my leader time to share a few memories of those of our colleagues…”

“In the coming days, then, I will be devoting some of my leader time to share a few memories of those of our colleagues who will not return to this Chamber when the 105th Congress convenes next January. Let me start with a friend of all of us, Senator Howell Heflin of Alabama. For 18 years, Howell Heflin has represented Alabama with distinction here in the U.S. Senate. But to many here in this Chamber, and to countless Alabamans, it is not 'Senator' Heflin, it is 'judge' Heflin. Prior to his arrival in the Senate, judge Heflin served for 6 years as chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, earning a reputation for fairness and common sense. It's a reputation that has continued through his service here in the Senate. As a member of the Judiciary Committee, Senator Heflin has become known, in the words of the almanac of American politics, as 'a careful lawyer who picks at the rules of law with the delicate touch of a watch repairman.'”