[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 146 (Saturday, October 8, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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               RETIREMENT OF CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM J. HUGHES

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                               speech of

                            HON. JACK BROOKS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 1994

  Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Congressman 
William J. Hughes of the Second District of New Jersey. Bill Hughes has 
decided to retire after a distinguished career in this body spanning 20 
years. Bill and I became colleagues on the Judiciary Committee in 
January 1975 when Bill began his service there. Congressman Hughes 
first chaired the Subcommittee on Crime and then became chairman of the 
Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration at 
the beginning of the 102d Congress. He has been an outstanding leader 
in Congress on all issues on which he has worked.
  Bill has dealt with the difficult problems arising before his 
subcommittee in a workman like and skillful manner. His skill as a 
prosecutor and his grasp of intellectual property issues make him one 
of the finest lawyers ever to serve this body. He has been a loyal 
friend and staunch ally and I shall miss him on the committee and in 
the well of this House. Bill and his wife Nancy have a splendid and 
loving family they will now have more time to enjoy, but we will all 
miss Bill's dedicated service to his constituents, the Congress, and 
the Nation.

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