[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 70 (Wednesday, June 8, 1994)]
[House]
[Page H]
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[Congressional Record: June 8, 1994]
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                   WHAT I REVERE MOST ABOUT CONGRESS

  (Mr. SYNAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SYNAR. Mr. Speaker, someone recently asked me what I revere most 
about Congress. As I thought about this I realized that this was not 
such a strange question.
  There must be something about this institution that I love or I would 
not be here. And then I realized that what I revere is the people and 
the principles behind Congress.
  I revere the principle of public service that must motivate anyone 
who has the nerve to stand before the people and ask for their 
permission to serve in their government.
  The late Speaker Tip O'Neill said it best, when asked what motivated 
him to get into politics, he said that it was not because it made a 
nice career or because it was a prestigious career, it was because he 
wanted to serve people.
  That is why I revere this institution, because it is filled with 
honest, hard- working people who are willing to dedicate their lives to 
serving others.
  Let us not forget that in these coming days.

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