[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 36 (Monday, March 8, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S2412]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. GRAMM:
  S. 559. A bill to designate the Federal building located at 33 East 
8th Street in Austin, Texas, as the ``J.J. `Jake' Pickle Federal 
Building''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


                 J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building

  Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, today I join with Senator Kay Bailey 
Hutchison in introducing a bill to name the Austin, Texas federal 
building in honor of a great Texan: Congressman J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle. 
Congressman Pickle became an institution in Washington, D.C. throughout 
his 30-year tenure in Congress, and his dedication and service to the 
people of Austin and Central Texas continue today. I had the pleasure 
to serve with him in the House of Representatives, and I hold him in 
high esteem for the man he is and the spirit in which he served. Jake 
Pickle walked with giants like Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn, and he 
is a giant in his own right. I believe that naming the federal building 
in Austin in Jake's honor is a fitting tribute to his service on behalf 
of our great state and in recognition of his significant and ever-
lasting contributions to our country.
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