[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 87 (Thursday, June 29, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H4798]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING REVEREND W. DOUGLAS TANNER, JR.

  (Mr. LaHOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today also to honor Doug Tanner. Doug 
has done an extraordinary job of bringing House and Senate Members, 
both sides of the aisle, together.
  I have had the privilege, as have many Members, to be a part of the 
trips to Montgomery and to Selma; to be a part of the trip to South 
Africa to learn more about AIDS and more about apartheid and more about 
reconciliation. That really has been what Doug's life has been about 
here at the U.S. Capitol, bringing people together, getting people to 
work together, getting people to pray together; and he will be missed.
  So, on behalf of those that have had the experience of knowing Doug 
Tanner, Mr. Speaker, and knowing the great work that he has done, I 
will say that he will be missed. I know that his lovely wife Kathy and 
he will enjoy now future opportunities to bring people together, to 
pray together and to work together; and we wish you well.
  Mr. Speaker, I honor Doug Tanner today for helping those of us who 
work here to honor one another. Godspeed, Reverend Tanner.

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