[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15374]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO BILL MAYS

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is not often that we come 
to the floor to speak of a special person, and, when we do so, I hope 
that it is understood that whatever their contribution, they have had 
an impact on our lives.
  I speak this morning about Bill Mays. Many of you would not be 
familiar with that name. Bill Mays was an employee of this House. In 
fact, he worked in the Rayburn Building, where many of us have our 
offices, and he served us in providing service through the elevator 
system.
  Bill Mays was someone who we saw every day as we rushed to the floor 
of the House, a very generous and kind person, a very calm person, 
always with a smile on his face. Just a few months ago, he lost his 
wife after her long battle with cancer. We always heard of how they 
were working with each other to keep each other supported. And, just 
last week, not more than 3 months after her death, Bill Mays had a 
heart attack.
  We want to pay tribute to Bill, because many times our good friends 
who work in this building go unnoticed. But we just want to simply say 
we appreciated you, Bill. Our sympathy to Annette, your daughter, and 
her family.

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  As I close on that note in thanking him, I would just simply say, Mr. 
Speaker, it is also time to tell the American people the truth about 
the weapons of mass destruction. So I will be filing legislation for an 
independent commission and a special prosecutor to be able to know what 
truth was known, what truth was said, and whether we as policymakers, 
who are obligated to the American people to be truthful as we take our 
oath of office, that we are always with the truth, to be able to tell 
the truth.

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