[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 28, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H3188-H3189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING FORMER CONGRESSMAN JOHN BRADEMAS

  (Mr. DONNELLY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DONNELLY. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to one of my 
distinguished predecessors in representing the district I am now 
privileged to serve in Congress and to celebrate his recent 80th 
birthday.
  Dr. John Brademas served the then-Third District of Indiana in the 
House of Representatives for 22 years, from 1959 until 1981. While in 
Congress, Dr. Brademas played a leading role in writing most of Federal 
legislation enacted concerning schools, colleges and universities, 
services for the elderly and the disabled, libraries, museums, the arts 
and humanities.
  During his last 4 years on Capitol Hill, John Brademas served as 
House majority whip under Speaker Tip O'Neill. Our distinguished former 
colleague was a dedicated and highly effective legislator and shaper of 
national policy. He has also been president of the Nation's largest 
private university, New York University.

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  Madam Speaker, many Members of both this Chamber and the Senate on 
both sides of the aisle served with Dr. Brademas. I believe they will 
share my sentiments in expressing our admiration for his outstanding 
public service and join me in wishing him well.

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