[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 21, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: September 21, 1994]



               TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE JAMIE L. WHITTEN

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                               speech of

                         HON. JERRY F. COSTELLO

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 19, 1994

  Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise with my colleagues today to pay 
tribute to the retiring Dean of the House, the Honorable Jamie Whitten 
of Mississippi.
  Since I came to Congress, I have watched and learned from Jamie 
Whitten, particularly during his chairmanship of the House 
Appropriations Committee. Under his leadership, the House 
Appropriations Committee consistently approved less funding for our 
Government's spending than was requested by the President.
  And, as chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee, Jamie Whitten 
served his district and the Nation very well. As he prepares to retire 
after more than a half-century of service in this Congress and to the 
Nation, I would like to join my colleagues in wishing him a long and 
fulfilling retirement, and in thanking him for his service to our 
Nation.

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