[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25361]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    RETIREMENT OF HON. TILLIE FOWLER

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                               speech of

                         HON. E. CLAY SHAW, JR.

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 24, 2000

  Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, for the past eight years, I have had the 
privilege of serving in the U.S. House of Representatives with the 
distinguished gentlelady from Jacksonville, Florida, Tillie Fowler. It 
has been my and my wife, Emilie's great pleasure to get to know Tillie 
and her husband Buck. They have become close friends of ours as we 
worked together to serve our constituents in Florida.
  The residents of Florida's 4th Congressional District have been 
fortunate to be represented by a hard-working, dedicated Member of 
Congress. Tillie has served as the Vice-Chairman of the Republican 
Conference, making her the highest-ranking woman in the Congress and 
the only Floridian who is part of the leadership. While she has been 
involved in the leadership, she has not neglected the needs of her 
constituents.
  Her service on the Armed Services and Transportation Committees has 
been exemplary. She worked very hard to ensure that Florida received 
its fair share of highway funding.
  Tillie Fowler is a class-act and we need more individuals like her 
here. We will truly miss her. But we know that she will not stop 
serving the residents of Florida no matter what she does next.

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