CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -- SENATE

December 15, 1969

Page 39113

AWARD TO SENATOR FRANK W. MOSS

Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, my good friend the distinguished Senator from Utah (Mr. Moss), recently received the Bronze Medal for Distinguished Service to the Aging, from the American Association of Homes for the Aging. The award was presented during the group's eighth annual meeting, in recognition of Senator Moss' long and distinguished work for the benefit of the aging.

I have the honor of serving with Senator Moss on the Special Committee on the Aging, and I have observed firsthand his outstanding work, especially as chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing.

In presenting the award, the Reverend William T. Eggers, president of the American Association of Homes for the Aging, mentioned in precise terms why Senator Moss deserves this award. I

ask unanimous consent that the remarks be printed in the RECORD.

There being no objection, the remarks were ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows:

PRESENTATION BY REVEREND EGGERS OF AAHA BRONZE MEDAL FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE AGING TO SENATOR MOSS AT EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE, RIVERFRONT, ST. LOUIS, MO., NOVEMBER 17, 1969

Today marks the first time the AAHA Bronze Medal for Distinguished Service to the Aging has been given to a public official. And in all the history of our association, no award recipient has been so deserving of our gratitude and our esteem, for his continuing concern for, and service to, all the elderly. Senator Frank Moss has been the recipient of many honors, but I am certain none more sincere than this. He holds the distinction of being the only member of Senate's Committee on the Aging to head two Subcommittees. He is chairman of both the Subcommittee on Housing. and the Subcommittee on Long Term Care. His civic and charitable affiliations are legion. and would take too long to relate here, so I'll cite just a few: former state director of the Utah Cancer Society; past president of the Utah Association of County Officials, twice president of the National Association of District Attorneys, past director of the Utah Association for the UN, and past vice president of the Air Reserve Association of the US. The Senator received the Furtherance of Justice Award of the National District Attorney's Association in 1960 and the Distinguished Alumni Award of George Washington University, his alma mater, in 1963.

As chairman of the Long Term Care Subcommittee he has stood consistently for establishing standards of quality care for the elderly. He represents more than his state -- taking the cause of the elderly throughout the U.S. as his own. He saw the shortcomings in the Title 19 program and the dangers in allowing standards to be lowered, and, deploring this possibility of lower standards, conducted public hearings to develop legislative remedies.

All senior citizens have benefitted from his efforts on their behalf in the Congress; the government has benefitted by his expert knowledge of the field of care for the elderly; and taxpayers benefit by getting the highest quality of care for their tax dollars going to related programs.

We, the members of AAHA, have especially benefitted from Senator Moss's work. because, as representatives of the voluntary nonprofit sector, we have, working alongside us, an elected official of the highest integrity, intelligence, and compassion for the needs of this country's elderly citizens.

It is indeed a privilege to present to you, Senator Moss, AAHA's Bronze Medal for Distinguished Service to the Aged.