[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 26, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E951-E952]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM MOORE McCULLOCH

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                            HON. JIM JORDAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 26, 2010

  Mr. JORDAN of Ohio. Madam Speaker, Ohio's National Statuary 
Collection Study Committee was asked to compile a list of distinguished 
Ohioans from which one could be recommended for recognition in Statuary 
Hall. As the citizens of Ohio now weigh in on this list, I want to 
highlight the many accomplishments and distinguished record of public 
service of one member of that list, the late William Moore McCulloch.
  William McCulloch was born in Holmes County in 1901. He attended the 
College of Wooster and in 1925 earned a law degree from The Ohio State 
University. He subsequently established a law practice in Piqua, from 
which he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1932.
  McCulloch quickly ascended to the speakership and became the first 
person to serve three consecutive terms in that role. He resigned from 
the Ohio House in 1943 to enlist in the Army, where he served our great 
Nation in the European Theatre during the Second World War.
  Following the war, McCulloch returned to his law practice in Piqua, 
but his passion for elective service led him to run for and win a 1947 
special election to Congress. He readily won respect from all sides of 
the House for championing limited government and sound fiscal 
policies--but most notably for his groundbreaking work on civil rights 
issues. McCulloch worked behind the scenes with the Eisenhower White 
House to ensure passage of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960. 
Because of these successes, during deliberations on the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964, President Kennedy famously said of McCulloch, ``Without 
him, it can't be done.'' President Johnson called him ``the most 
important and powerful force'' behind that legislation.
  As ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, McCulloch also played 
key roles in

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crafting and passing the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fair Housing 
Act of 1968. He won accolades from the Leadership Conference on Civil 
Rights for this vital work, as well as for defending the Voting Rights 
Act when it was reauthorized intact in 1970.
  McCulloch did not seek re-election in 1972, returning to Piqua to 
resume the practice of law. He passed away in 1980 and is interred in 
Arlington National Cemetery. The people of Piqua renamed their public 
square in his honor last year.
  Madam Speaker, William McCulloch's statesmanship, political 
foresight, unwavering conservative principles, and commitment to 
freedom and dignity inspired all who knew him and served with him. 
Honoring him by inclusion in Statuary Hall would allow countless 
generations to be inspired by his distinguished record of service in 
the future.

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