[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 130 (Tuesday, October 17, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1810]
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           IN TRIBUTE TO THE LATE REPRESENTATIVE SIDNEY YATES

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                          HON. JERROLD NADLER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 17, 2000

  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to my friend and 
colleague, the late Congressman Sidney Yates, who passed away earlier 
this month. Sid Yates represented the Ninth District of Illinois for 
close to 50 years with great distinction. He was a man of vision who 
will be remembered most for his dedication to defending and promoting 
the arts in America.
  Throughout his career, Sid Yates made Federal funding of the arts a 
priority. He helped push for the legislation establishing the National 
Endowment for the Arts and worked to steadily increase its budget as 
chairman of the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee. When the NEA came 
under attack in 1995, it was Sid Yates who helped lead our efforts to 
preserve. I was proud to stand with Sid as his passionate and eloquent 
defense of the NEA and of government's role in the arts helped stave 
off its elimination.
  We mourn his passing, but we should celebrate the many contributions 
he made to this Chamber. The arts community, in particular, has lost 
one of its great champions, but his memory will live on in the smiles 
of the young people who will be introduced to the arts thanks to the 
efforts of Sidney Yates. I speak for all of those who care deeply about 
the arts in this country when I say that he will be greatly missed, but 
will never be forgotten.

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