[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 16 (Monday, February 4, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H327-H328]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               REMEMBERING FORMER NEW YORK MAYOR ED KOCH

  (Mr. ENGEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ENGEL. This morning, I attended the funeral of former Congressman 
and former mayor Ed Koch in New

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York City. Ed was larger than life. He was a great mayor of the city of 
New York, a fantastic Congressman before that, and a personal friend of 
mine and so many others. It's generally thought that Ed was the one who 
brought New York City back from the bad days--starting the good days. 
He was the quintessential mayor of New York, walking up and down the 
streets when he was mayor, asking people, ``How am I doing?''
  I just want to say this body had the good fortune to have had Ed Koch 
as one of its Members, and New York City had the good fortune to have 
him as mayor for three terms, and I had the good fortune to have him as 
my friend. In later years, he and I would meet periodically and go out 
for lunch at one of the restaurants downtown in mid-Manhattan. Ed would 
always pick the restaurant and be as feisty as ever. He was a very 
proud, proud New Yorker, and we are very proud of Congressman and Mayor 
Ed Koch. I will miss him dearly, as will all of New York and America. 
May he rest in peace.

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