[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 173 (Thursday, December 13, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2288]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO MAJORITY LEADER DICK ARMEY

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                         HON. J. DENNIS HASTERT

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 12, 2001

  Mr. HASTERT. Mr. Speaker, Dick Armey has been one of my closest 
friends in the Congress, and his contributions to the House of 
Representatives have been enormous.
  Dick Armey is not a natural politician, but he is a natural leader. 
Dick came to the Congress with the idea that this institution could 
work better for the American people; that it could be more responsive 
to the people's wishes; that it could be more responsible with the 
taxpayer's money; and that it could be play a more balanced role in the 
lives of the American people.
  He will leave at the end of his term with the knowledge that he has 
made this Congress a better place.
  I am proud of Dick Armey; I am proud of his ideas; and, I am proud of 
his achievements.
  I know that he will continue to fight for his constituents and for 
the American people every day that he remains in this institution.

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