[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8467]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                              ODE TO EARL

  (Mr. PRICE of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I was proud to note 
yesterday the quick thinking and bold action of our colleague, the 
gentleman from North Dakota (Mr. Earl Pomeroy) when a threatening 
situation arose in the Committee on Agriculture, so I would like to 
this morning dedicate this Ode to Earl.

     With a fellow named Earl in the room
     You had better not act like a loon
     Break bottles and cry
     I'd much rather die
     Burly Earl, he'll subdue you real soon.

     In the hearing he caused quite a scene
     This lunatic, he vented his spleen
     Threatened cabinet and staff
     Earl had him down like a calf
     So the committee could then reconvene.

     So if agriculture's your place
     And danger you ever should face
     Just throw caution to the wind
     Burly Earl we will send
     Let Pomeroy return you to grace.

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