[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 151 (Friday, December 8, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H12054]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO THE LATE HONORABLE JULIAN C. DIXON

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn) is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California 
(Mr. Matsui).
  Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Dixon and I came in together in 1978, as 
the gentleman from California (Mr. Thomas) mentioned. Eleven Members 
from California came in 1978, new Members; and on the Democratic side 
it was Mr. Dixon, Tony Coehlo, Vic Fazio, and myself.
  I have to tell you, this is a shocking moment for all of us in this 
body. Julian Dixon was the type of individual that was about the 
calmest person that I have ever come across. He is an individual that 
obviously Members looked to in terms of seeking advice. He was somebody 
that all of us in the California delegation saw as a moral compass of 
our State, and certainly in this body, the House of Representatives.
  As long as there will be such an institution, Julian Dixon will be 
part of that, because his memory is in all of us, and it will be 
forever.
  I obviously express my regards to his family and indicate how much we 
will miss him.




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