[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 148 (Wednesday, November 30, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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               TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE JAMIE L. WHITTEN

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                           HON. LOUIS STOKES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 29, 1994

  Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, today my friend and colleague from 
Mississippi, Jamie L. Whitten, cast his last vote as a Member of the 
U.S. House of Representatives.
  Jamie Whitten's career began in November 1941--1 month before Pearl 
Harbor. With 53 years of service, Jamie holds the record as the longest 
serving Member of the House. He established this in January 1992, when 
he broke the record set by the late Congressman Carl Vinson of Georgia. 
Mr. Vinson had the previous record of 50 years and approximately 2\1/2\ 
months. I'm sure Jamie Whitten's record will stand for all time.
  I have the privilege of serving with Jamie Whitten since I was 
elected to the House in 1968. he has had a long and distinguished 
career which spans the period beginning with World War II to the 
present. He has devoted his life to his constituents, this institution, 
and this Nation. During his 53 years in the House, he has shaped 
policies great and small.
  As a long-time chairman of the Agriculture Appropriations 
Subcommittee, Jamie has ensured investment in the family farm and in 
agricultural research so our Nation could reap the bounty of its land. 
No nation on earth has the wealth and diversity of food products as 
does the United States.
  As chairman of the Full Appropriations Committee, Chairman Whitten 
guided and shaped many of the programs that helped build our country. 
Through the power of the purse, he worked to ensure that our Nation was 
strong by making the necessary and appropriate investment in both its 
people and infrastructure.
  I wish Chairman Whitten and his wife Rebecca the very best in their 
retirement years.

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