[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E155]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 TRIBUTE TO NEWTON AND ROCHELLE BECKER

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                          HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN

                             of california

                         HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 23, 1995
  Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, we ask our colleagues to join us in 
recognizing Newton and Rochelle Becker for their generous support of 
the House of Justice, Bet Tzedek Legal Services in Los Angeles.
  Newton and Rochelle Becker have made the largest single private 
contribution to Bet Tzedek in its 20-year history. They have 
specifically earmarked this gift for the purchase of state-of-the-art 
computer equipment and software to bring Bet Tzedek's quality legal 
services to an even higher level of excellence. In honor of their 
profound commitment and generosity, Bet Tzedek is naming its library in 
their honor.
  Newton and Rochelle Becker have a tremendous devotion to quality 
legal representation for the disadvantaged and have played a 
significant role in providing legal services for tenants, consumers, 
employees, and victims of fraud. They believe that equality before the 
law is an empty slogan as long as access to quality legal services is 
denied those without financial means. Their work for Bet Tzedek has 
advanced in a most tangible way the ideal of equal representation under 
the law.
  We ask our colleagues to join us in thanking the Beckers for their 
great contribution to our community and in wishing them great success 
in all future endeavors.


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