[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 44 (Thursday, March 12, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E657]
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           HONORING THE LIFE OF CONGRESSMAN DANIEL E. BUTTON

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                         HON. ERIC J. J. MASSA

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 12, 2009

  Mr. MASSA. Madam Speaker, I would like to take a moment to recognize 
the life and achievements of Daniel E. Button, a former Congressman who 
represented New York's 29th District. Button, who died this week at age 
91, was a father of five and a Columbia University-educated journalist 
in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In 1966, dismayed by what he saw as 
entrenched corruption, Button decided to run for Congress and won by 
doing the hard work of walking the district in a seemingly unattainable 
quest. He won by only 17,000 votes but was re-elected in 1968 for a 
second term. Even though Button's tenure as New York's 29th District 
Representative lasted only two terms, they were filled with Button's 
drive to fight for what he believed was right. For standing up and 
taking action for what he believed in, it is my pleasure to honor the 
late Congressman Daniel E. Button.

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