[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 138 (Saturday, October 28, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1995]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO THE LATE SIDNEY RICHARD YATES

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                           HON. CLIFF STEARNS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 27, 2000

  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, the honorable Sidney Richard Yates was a 
dedicated public servant with whom I was privileged to serve in the 
United States House of Representatives for 10 years.
  When I came to Congress in 1989 he had already served his beloved 
Ninth Congressional District of Illinois for 38 years. He knew the 
House inside and out and had been a subcommittee chairman for many 
years. He bore the ``distinguished gentleman from Illinois'' title with 
dignity and grace and knew the art of compromise.
  My most outstanding memory of working with Mr. Yates was when he and 
I debated funding for the National Endowment for the Arts on the floor 
of the House. Of course, we were looking at the issue from two 
different perspectives but there's no question that I was dealing with 
an experienced debater and legislator. I enjoyed the opportunity.

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