[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 177 (Thursday, November 9, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11981]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       REMEMBERING YITZHAK RABIN

  (Ms. PELOSI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, over the weekend thousands of people 
gathered in San Francisco, halfway round the world from Israel, to 
mourn the tragic death of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
  I rise to give expression to our grief. Hearing Prime Minister Rabin 
eulogized by Presidents and Kings and lovingly remembered by his 
granddaughter, I was reminded of the words of Ecclesiasticus:

       Now let us praise great men, the heroes of our Nation's 
     history, through whom the Lord established his renown, and 
     revealed his majesty in each succeeding age. Some held sway 
     over kingdoms and made themselves a name by their exploits. 
     Others were sage counselors, who spoke out with prophetic 
     power. Some led the people by their counsels and by their 
     knowledge of the Nation's law; out of their fund of wisdom 
     they gave instruction.

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  The Bible goes on to praise Abraham, Moses, David, and other heroes 
of the Jewish nation. Yitzhak Rabin with his courage, wisdom, and 
sacrifice, fits comfortably among those leaders of the Jewish people, 
not only for today, but for the ages. Thank God for the life of Yitzhak 
Rabin.

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