[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 77 (Thursday, May 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E972]
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    DEDICATION OF MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY'S ASPIN CENTER FOR GOVERNMENT

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                         HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 30, 1996

  Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise today to 
commemorate the grand opening and dedication of the building which 
houses the Les Aspin Center for Government, a Marquette University 
program with a now permanent base in Washington, DC.
  Beginning as a single Marquette University student internship in 
1987, the Les Aspin Center for Government is now a permanent presence 
in our Nation's Capitol, with world-wide studies and exchange programs, 
offering a hands-on approach to Government service and possible career 
opportunities.
  Throughout his distinguished career, from 11 terms as Congressman 
from Wisconsin's First Congressional District to his dedicated service 
as U.S. Secretary of Defense, Les Aspin was a statesman in the truest 
sense of the word, oftentimes putting the needs and concerns of this 
country, and of all Americans, above his own.
  With this in mind, I challenge the Les Aspin Center for Government, 
in particular, and Marquette University, as a whole, to educate, 
prepare, and train its young scholars in the true meaning of 
statesmanship, following the grand example of Les Aspin.
  It is also with sadness that I stand before you today, Mr. Speaker. 
Just as Les Aspin began his professional career at Marquette University 
as an economics professor, he also completed his career at the 
university, dying unexpectedly shortly after accepting a new and 
exciting position as a distinguished professor of international policy.
  It is therefore quite fitting that the Aspin family and Marquette 
University has chosen to rename the center in his memory. I only wish 
he were here with us to join in the festivities.

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