; (3) leading Arkansas through an economic recession during the 1970s without cutting State services or raising taxes; and (4) appointing a large number of African Americans and women to high-profile boards and commissions; Whereas, during David H. Pryor’s tenure as United States Senator for Arkansas, he— (1) served as Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging and the White House Conference on Aging, where he focused on prescription drug pricing and major reforms to elder care; (2) served on the Committee on Finance of the Senate, where he— (A) authored the landmark Omnibus Taxpayer Bill of Rights ( Public Law 100–647 ), which was enacted into law in 1988; and (B) focused on ensuring that tax dollars were spent in a prudent manner and taxpayers were treated fairly and not harassed by the Internal Revenue Service; (3) was elected to and served as Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus; and (4) worked as an important liaison between the United States Senate and the administration of President Bill Clinton; Whereas, after retiring from the United States Senate, David H. Pryor became the Fulbright Distinguished Fellow of Law and Public Affairs at the University of Arkansas and later the Director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government; Whereas David H. Pryor also donated unused campaign funds to the University of Arkansas to support the University’s efforts to preserve historical documents, which resulted in the creation of the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Oral and Visual History; Whereas, in 2004, David H. Pryor was named inaugural dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service; Whereas David H. Pryor was appointed interim chairman of the State Democratic Party following the death of Bill Gwatney in 2008 and was appointed to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees by Governor Mike Beebe in 2009; Whereas, in 2008, David H. Pryor published his autobiography, A Pryor Commitment