[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 94 (Wednesday, July 15, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1304]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 J.J. ``JAKE'' PICKLE FEDERAL BUILDING

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                               speech of

                          HON. LAMAR S. SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 14, 1998

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I strongly support H.R. 3223, a bill 
designating the J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building in Austin, Texas.
  Though Jake has been out of office for 5 years, his former 
constituents and fellow Texans still call on him and respect him 
because they all know what everyone knows about Jake--he really cares.
  Throughout his 30 years in Washington he never forgot who sent him or 
why he was there--to make the lives of his constituents and all 
Americans better.
  Of course no building named after Jake would be complete without the 
words ``Howdy, Howdy, Howdy'' inscribed over the entryway! Surely he is 
the quintessential Texan.
  All of us--Republicans and Democrats--continue to admire and 
appreciate Jake Pickle.

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