[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 200 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6348]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF THE HONORABLE LARRY 
                                HOPKINS

  (Mr. BARR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today with my colleagues from the 
Kentucky delegation to honor the life of a true American patriot, 
former Congressman Larry Hopkins, who served in this body from 1979 to 
1993 and passed away early yesterday.
  Throughout his extraordinary career in public service, Larry served 
in the Kentucky State legislature and for over a decade in Congress in 
the seat I now hold.
  Larry's career in public service began as a U.S. marine in 1954. It 
was that love for the military that Larry would bring with him to the 
Congress, where he rose to become the top Republican on the Armed 
Services Committee.
  Larry's humor was famous with both his constituents and his 
colleagues, always offering a disarming joke to lighten the mood or 
evoking a good laugh.
  Above all, Madam Speaker, Congressman Hopkins was proud of his work 
across the aisle and the relationships he had with all his colleagues, 
Republicans and Democrats alike.
  In these divided times, let us be inspired by the legacy of 
Congressman Larry Hopkins to come together and solve the problems of 
our day not as Republicans or Democrats, but as Americans who all love 
our country.
  On behalf of a grateful Nation, I invite my colleagues in the House 
to join me in praying for Larry's family: his wife, Carolyn; and three 
children, Shae, Tara, and Josh.
  I now ask that the House observe a moment of silence to honor the 
life of Congressman Larry Hopkins. God bless Larry Hopkins.

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