[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 155 (Friday, December 15, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2231]
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                     TRIBUTE TO CONGRESSMAN CANADY

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                        HON. ROBERT B. ADERHOLT

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 15, 2000

  Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to pay tribute to man 
who has not only been an outstanding Member of the U.S. House of 
Representatives, but also a good friend and a help to me during my time 
in Congress. Charles Canady, first elected in 1992, has been a leader 
on Judiciary issues, and a shining example of a citizen legislator who 
kept his word, and now returns to his home state of Florida to pursue 
other endeavors.
  There are two issues on which I have especially appreciated 
Congressman Canady's legal knowledge and leadership. The first is the 
issue of partial-birth abortion. Congressman Canady has been an 
eloquent and persistent voice on behalf of the most innocent and 
defenseless in our society. Although the outcome of his diligent 
efforts may not yet be what we would have hoped, his vigilance will be 
the foundation on which we will one day build the law that will outlaw 
this barbaric procedure.
  The other issue is Congressman Canady's effort to protect religious 
liberty in America. Responding to the constant attacks on the free 
exercise of religion, Congressman Canady has led the fight to restore 
the Constitutional protections for religious expression that our 
Founders intended, and to ensure that people of faith need not live as 
second class citizens in a nation that was founded on the principle 
that religion was an integral part of societal life.
  For these reasons, and for many more, I thank Congressman Canady for 
his service in Congress, and for his friendship. I wish him Godspeed in 
his pursuits upon his return home to Florida.

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