[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5583]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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            ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSING OF HON. HAMILTON FISH

  (Mr. GILMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, today is the first anniversary of the 
untimely death of one of our outstanding colleagues, Congressman 
Hamilton Fish.
  As ranking member on the Committee on the Judiciary, Congressman Fish 
was known as a champion of civil rights and as a Representative of New 
York's Hudson Valley for 24 years, he was known as a compassionate and 
effective spokesperson for the interests of his district.
  Our crime bill of 1992 included Ham's initiatives to grapple with the 
challenge of providing safe and secure environments for our young 
people. It is expected that our Committee on Appropriations will 
approve continued funding for the institute now named in Ham's memory 
which seeks solutions for juvenile violence in our Nation's schools.
  Congressman Hamilton Fish continued to work with this institute until 
a week before his passing. It is a fitting and living memorial to a 
remarkable legislator and to a good friend.

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