July 24, 1978
Page 22427
By Mr. MUSKIE :
S. 3334. A bill to designate the building known as the Federal Building in Portland, Maine, as the "Frederick G. Payne Building"; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
FREDERICK G. PAYNE BUILDING
Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I offer legislation today to name the Federal Building at 151 Forest Avenue in Portland, Maine, the "Frederick G. Payne Building."
Fred Payne was a distinguished Governor of Maine and a member of the Senate for 6 years from 1953 to 1958. I am sure that those of my colleagues who served with him remember him not only as a skilled parliamentarian and Presiding Officer, but as an engaging and friendly man. His interests were wide, the careers he chose were varied, and the accomplishments of his political years continue to benefit the people of his State and the Nation.
He had a keen financial mind, and was a skilled administrator, whose accomplishments as Governor included broadening Maine's tax base, improving the lot of State employees, and accelerating the State's highway construction program.
During his years in the Senate, he took an active interest in the problems of small business, and in the human questions posed by the nuclear age, among many other interests.
I know my sadness at Fred Payne's death last month is shared by my colleagues who served with him.
And I hope they will agree with me that it would be a fitting tribute to Fred Payne to name the new Federal Building in Portland the "Frederick G. Payne Building."