[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 3024]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                              GENE DARNELL

  (Mr. SKELTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow I will attend and participate in a 
funeral for a long-time friend from my home area, former sheriff Gene 
Darnell, one of Missouri's truly outstanding law enforcement officers.
  It is with sadness that I report his loss, which is a great loss to 
our State.


                   Vote Against The Tax-Cut Proposal

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I also wish to add that were I here 
tomorrow, I would be speaking and voting against the tax cut proposal. 
It is important that we in this House protect our farmers, strengthen 
our armed forces, preserve Social Security and Medicare, and invest in 
our schools and eliminate the Federal debt.
  Mr. Speaker, I am concerned we are getting the cart before the horse. 
We need a budget before we can make this important decision.

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