[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2899]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



     WELCOMING RIGHT REVEREND M. THOMAS SHAW III, TO U.S. HOUSE OF 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

  (Mr. HOUGHTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HOUGHTON. Mr. Speaker, every so often somebody comes into our 
lives that has a tremendous impact on us. And this is the case of the 
man who just gave the invocation, Bishop Thomas Shaw.
  He left his diocese, as the largest Episcopal diocese in this 
country, to come down and be with us for a month, not to preach, not to 
tell us things, but to learn with us about this great democracy.
  He has given us much, and the most important thing he has given us is 
his example. Everyone has words. We use a lot of words around here. His 
example has been extraordinary. And I only hope that the examples that 
he gives to us will be given to others in other parts of this country 
to be able to come down and understand this precious thing which we 
call a Republic.
  So I thank Bishop Shaw for being with us.

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