[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 142 (Saturday, October 10, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2038]
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                       HONORING CLIFFORD R. HOPE

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                            HON. JERRY MORAN

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 9, 1998

  Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce 
legislation naming the post office in Garden City, Kansas after former 
Congressman Clifford R. Hope.
  Mr. Hope represented the 7th Congressional district in Kansas from 
1927 to 1957. During those 30 years, Mr. Hope rose in prominence in the 
House and eventually became the Chairman of the House Committee on 
Agriculture. In fact, he was the last Republican of the Agriculture 
Committee prior to the Republican party gaining control of the House in 
1994.
  During Mr. Hope's political career, he rose first in the Kansas House 
of Representatives becoming the Speaker of the Kansas House. Following 
his election to Congress, Mr. Hope became the Chairman of the House 
Agriculture Committee and was deeply involved in establishing many of 
the agricultural programs still in existence today. In addition to his 
work on behalf of agriculture, Mr. Hope was a strong advocate for 
defense programs and was heavily involved in the military programs 
essential to the war efforts of World War II.
  Mr. Speaker, as a fellow Kansan it is with pride that I associate 
myself with Mr. Hope and I am honored to introduce this legislation.

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