,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ab1 #bjbd,mr4 ,crapo 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,risch7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,honoring the  
life of ,steven ,d4 ,symms1 former      
,united ,states ,senator for the ,state 
of ,idaho4  ,whereas ,steven ,d4        
,symms-- 7#a7 was born in ,nampa1       
,idaho1 in #aich2 and  7#b7 graduated   
from the ,university of ,idaho1 in      
,moscow1 ,idaho1 in #aifj with a        
,bachelor of ,science in ,horticulture2 
,whereas ,steven ,d4 ,symms served      
proudly in the ,united ,states ,marine  
,corps1 achieving the rank of ,first    
,lieutenant2 ,whereas1 after his        
military service1 ,steven ,d4 ,symms    
returned to ,symms ,fruit ,ranch to     
build the family business2 ,whereas     
,steven ,d4 ,symms was elected to the   
,united ,states ,house of               
,representatives in #aigb1 and was      

reelected in #aigd1 #aigf1 and #aigh2   
,whereas ,steven ,d4 ,symms was elected 
to the ,united ,states ,senate in #aihj1
 and was reelected in #aihf2 ,whereas1  
during the tenure of ,steven ,d4 ,symms 
in the ,united ,states ,senate1 he--    
7#a7 served on the ,committee on        
,finance1 the ,committee on the ,budget1
 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the
 ,joint ,economic ,committee1 and       
chaired the ,subcommittee on            
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,committee on ,environment and      
,public ,works  7#b7 helped shape and   
enact the #aiha ,reagan tax cuts2  7#c7 
worked to enact legislation that        
enhanced the highway infrastructure     
system of the ,united ,states2 and  7#d7
 advanced improvements for ,mountain    
,home ,air ,force ,base1 ,gowen ,field1 
and the ,idaho ,national ,laboratory2   
,whereas1 after retiring from the       
,united ,states ,senate in #aiib1       
,steven ,d4 ,symms worked as a          
consultant and later joined the         

partnership of ,perry1 ,romani1         
,de,concini1 and ,symms in ,washington1 
,d4,c41 where he was respected by       
colleagues across the political         
spectrum2 ,whereas ,steven ,d4 ,symms   
received the ,iron ,mike award from the 
,united ,states ,marine ,corps ,league  
for his contributions to the ,united    
,states and the ,marine ,corps2 ,whereas
 ,steven ,d4 ,symms received the ,idaho 
,statesman of the ,year ,award from     
,idaho ,state ,university1 recognizing  
his steady leadership in political      
circles2 ,whereas ,steven ,d4 ,symms    
worked across the aisle for the         
betterment of ,idaho and our country1 as
 he bravely defended our freedoms2      
,whereas ,steven ,d4 ,symms was         
predeceased by his-- 7#a7 wife1 ,loretta
 ,fuller ,symms2  7#b7 former wife1     
,frances ,stockdale ,symms2  7#c7 son1  
,daniel ,thomas ,symms2  7#d7 brother1  
,r4,a4 ,dick ,symms2 and  7#e7 his      
sister1 ,shirley ,maggard ,ickes2 and   
,whereas ,steven ,d4 ,symms is survived 

by his-- 7#a7 sister1 ,ginger ,kleweno  
7,gilbert72  7#b7 sister-in-law1 ,nancy 
,symms2  7#c7 cousins ,jim and ,kathy   
,mertz and ,roger and ,jan ,bacon2  7#d7
 daughters ,susan ,stauffer 7,darris71  
,amy ,crabtree 7,charles71 and ,katy    
,senkus 7,stephen72  7#e7 stepchildren  
,vickie ,fuller 7,jeff71 ,jodi ,fuller  
7,diane71 ,brad ,fuller 7,jeffrey72 and 
7#f7 many loving grandchildren1         
great-grandchildren1 nieces1 and        
nephews3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that--
 7#a7 the ,senate has heard with        
profound sorrow and deep regret the     
announcement of the death of ,steven ,d4
 ,symms1 former ,member of the ,senate2 
7#b7 the ,senate directs the ,secretary 
of the ,senate to-- 7,a7 communicate    
this resolution to the ,house of        
,representatives2 and  7,b7 transmit an 
enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
family of ,steven ,d4 ,symms2 and  7#c7 
when the ,senate adjourns today1 it     
stands adjourned as a further mark of   
respect to the memory of the late       

,steven ,d4 ,symms4