[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23744]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



    TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE JOHN E. PORTER, MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

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                               speech of

                           HON. HENRY J. HYDE

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 18, 2000

  Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, it is with a deep feeling of gratitude mixed 
with a profound sense of loss that we bid farewell to our most valued 
colleague, John Edward Porter. His retirement from this Congress is 
well earned, but because he is a unique person he is literally 
irreplaceable.
  He has brought his rare gifts of intelligence and compassion together 
with a prodigious work ethic to bear on some of the most consequential 
problems faced by a free people. His leadership, over the many years, 
of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services has been 
unmatched in the history of the Appropriations Committee. Justice and 
humanity have animated all his work, and John is one Congressman who 
has added credibility and idealism and generosity of spirit to this 
Congress.
  A gentleman in the fullest sense of the term, a deeply thoughtful 
person possessed of the largest heart and soul of anyone I have ever 
met, I wish him a tranquil sea and that he might know in what high 
esteem he is held by all fortunate enough to call him friend.

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