[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 115 (Tuesday, August 16, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 16, 1994]
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                         TRIBUTE TO ABNER MIKVA

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to a recent appointee 
of the administration. Last week, Abner Mikva was sworn in as counsel 
to the President. He takes the place of Mr. Cutler, who had held that 
job temporarily.
  Mr. President, I want to comment on this because I know Abner Mikva, 
and while we do not share the same political party and while we do not 
share the same political philosophy, I know him to be a person of 
exceptional integrity, of great intelligence, and of great character.
  He was a Phi Beta Kappa, Order of the Coif, distinguished scholar, 
cum laude graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, Phi Beta 
Kappa graduate of the University of Wisconsin. He has had an 
exceptional career of public service, including 10 years in the 
Illinois State Legislature, five terms in the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and serving until recently as the chief judge on the 
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, where he had served from 1979 forward.
  Mr. President, I pay tribute to him because he is an individual who 
not only has achieved great things in his lifetime, but he is an 
individual who clearly indicates by his conduct and his demeanor and 
manner that he places truth and integrity above all other 
considerations in public discourse.
  He is exactly the right person at the right time for the White House. 
I do believe this, that some of the problems that are surfacing about 
Whitewater, or at least the way it has been looked at and investigated, 
would not have occurred if Abner Mikva had been there. I think he will 
make a difference.
  Ultimately, he will do great service for the President of the United 
States, and I believe he will do great service for the country as well.
  It is this kind of exceptional integrity and commitment that this 
Nation so urgently needs, and it is a great privilege for me to commend 
the President for this appointment that I think will serve us all well.

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