[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 22, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: March 22, 1994]
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         CONGRATULATIONS TO STEVEN SPIELBERG FOR ACADEMY AWARD

  (Mr. BURTON of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I normally do not do this. I am 
not from California, I am not from Hollywood, and I have never met 
Steven Spielberg, but I want tell the Members that last night I was 
extremely happy that he won the Academy Award for best director and for 
best picture.
  Mr. Speaker, listen to this list of movies he has made: E.T., Empire 
of the Sun, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the 
Lost Ark, the Color Purple, Schindler's List; fantastic movies, great 
entertainment for the family, and they really tell a story.
  He is one of the most talented, intelligent, and gifted movemakers of 
our time; in fact, of all time. I am very happy he won the Academy 
Award last night. He has made us laugh, he has made us cry, he has made 
America think, and he has made us understand. I think Steven Spielberg 
is truly a great American, a great director, and I think he is a 
national treasure and he deserves national recognition.

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