[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 4, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H1604]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THEODORE HESBURGH

  (Mr. YOUNG of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
legacy of Theodore Hesburgh. As the president and public face of the 
University of Notre Dame for so long, his passing isn't just deeply 
felt in South Bend, Indiana, but all across our great State.
  A lifelong educator, Father Hesburgh spent the vast majority of his 
97 years giving lessons that everyone--regardless of age, profession, 
or station in life--can learn from. A few of those lessons, I think, 
are especially apt for those of us in this body, chief among them: 
``The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You 
can't blow an uncertain trumpet.''
  Too often, those of us in elective office find it easier to blow the 
horn of opposition rather than committing ourselves to the hard work of 
developing constructive policies.
  As we reflect on his legacy at this time, my hope is that we will all 
follow the advice that Father Hesburgh exemplified so well throughout 
the course of his distinguished career and rededicate ourselves to 
laying out a positive vision and concrete solutions that will move our 
great Nation forward.

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