[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 35 (Wednesday, March 25, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1507]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE STEVEN SCHIFF OF NEW MEXICO

  (Ms. LOFGREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I also would like to note with great 
sadness the passing of our colleague, Steve Schiff. I was part of the 
1994 Democratic freshman class from west of the Rockies. When I arrived 
here in Washington, I found what I guess can best be described as a 
tumultuous time. But Steve was there. He was like a beacon of light, 
someone who was willing to stretch his hand out across the aisle, 
someone who was always interested in moving for the good of the 
country, and not anyone who would let the tumultuousness of the time 
get to him.
  I served with him on the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee 
on Science. We also served together on the Subcommittee on Basic 
Research as well as the Subcommittee on Crime.
  Steve was someone who had tremendous passion for science and what 
science could do for this country and for humankind.
  As chairman of the Subcommittee on Basic Research, which I think he 
got to chair because of his district, his efforts went far beyond his 
district. They went into the future of humankind. He did a tremendous 
amount of good work for this Nation.
  The country will miss him, and I will miss him personally. My prayers 
are with his wonderful family at this time of enormous loss for them, 
his district, and America.

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