[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 145 (Monday, November 13, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2088-E2089]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING FORMER CONGRESSMAN SIDNEY R. YATES

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                            HON. BOB FILNER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 13, 2000

  Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, Congressman Sidney Yates was a true patriot 
in every sense of the word. He was a stalwart advocate for issues near 
and dear to his heart and those of the people he represented.

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  Sid was an exemplary Member of the House Appropriations Committee and 
a great ``cardinal.'' As Chairman and later the Ranking Member of the 
Appropriations Subcommittee for the Department of the Interior and 
Related Agencies, he single handily did more to protect the National 
Endowment for the Arts than any other Member in the House of 
Representatives. He kept the National Endowment going during the late 
eighties and early nineties--and the arts in America have been greatly 
advanced.
  Sid Yates will always be remembered for his calm, reasoned thinking 
and sensible approach to getting his points across. He managed to show 
kindness to every single Member of Congress, yet never lost his own 
strong commitment to progressive causes. He will be missed by our whole 
Nation.

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