[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 140 (Friday, October 28, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2208]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   ANNOUNCING PASSING OF FORMER CONGRESSMEN ED ROYBAL AND BOB BADHAM

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                               speech of

                           HON. GEORGE MILLER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 25, 2005

  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute 
today to a friend and distinguished former colleague, Mr. Edward Roybal 
of California.
  I had the honor of working with Ed for 17 of the 30 years he served 
in the House of Representatives. I knew Ed to be a man of integrity, 
good conscience, courage and passion. He always stood for what he 
believed was best for the country. And he helped found many 
institutions of importance to America's Latino community.
  Ed's passion and dedication to public health and quality of life 
issues has benefited generations of people and helped saved lives. He 
and I both shared the belief that government has an obligation to 
invest in the public good. Ed's work to secure the first funding for 
AIDS research and programs at the Center's for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) in 1982 stands out to me. Back then, we did not fully 
understand how serious and deadly the AIDS virus would become, but Ed 
Roybal did.
  Consequently, I though it was a fitting honor for the CDC central 
campus in Atlanta and the California State University at Los Angeles 
Institute for Applied Gerontology to dedicate their facilities in his 
name. These honors, and many others given him, are well deserved.
  I offer my sincerest condolences to Ed's surviving family, including 
his daughter, my friend and current colleague, Representative Lucille 
Roybal-Allard. With Ed's passing, America has lost a leader, role 
model, and to those of us who were fortunate enough to call him such: a 
friend.

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