[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR CONGRESSMAN RICHARD T. ``DICK'' SCHULZE

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, we rise today in memory of 
Congressman Richard T. ``Dick'' Schulze, who died on December 23 at the 
age of 96.
  Congressman Schulze represented the Philadelphia suburbs from 1975 to 
1993 in the people's House. He was the driving force behind designating 
historic Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, a national park.
  Dick was the ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee and 
twice chaired the Republican Study Committee. He also served as 
chairman of the National Prayer Breakfast. President Ronald Reagan 
appointed Congressman Schulze to the Presidential Advisory Committee on 
Federalism, an honor that Dick deeply valued.
  Dick's lifelong interest in conservation and wildlife issues led him 
to found the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus and Foundation in 1989. 
President George H.W. Bush would later appoint him to serve on the 
National Fish and Wildlife Board.
  Mr. Speaker, for 18 distinguished years, Congressman Schulze served 
in the House of Representatives. He was known for being a fair-minded, 
commonsense legislator who worked with Members on both sides of the 
aisle.
  Funeral services will take place on Saturday in Malvern, 
Pennsylvania. Our thoughts are with his wife of 33 years, Nancy, his 
four children, and all of his family.
  May God bless Congressman Dick Schulze.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would ask all Members and those in 
the gallery to rise for a moment of silence.

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