[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 15924-15925]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO BILL BANKS

  (Mr. TOWNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Bill Banks, a 
person that really made a difference in the lives of so many.
  Bill Banks passed 4 days ago, and, of course, he's going to be 
really, really missed. So at this time I would like to say to his wife 
and to his daughter and to all of those family members that, in spite 
of the fact that we've lost Bill, we can think in terms of the 
contribution that he has made and all the lives that he's touched.

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  I will say that I'm just so happy that I knew him, had an opportunity 
to work with him, and to live during his lifetime. He was really a 
person that reached out to the people of Brooklyn. And, of course, a 
lot of people are where they are today politically because of his 
involvement. He was truly a great political strategist.
  Bill, we will miss you, but your work is something that will live on 
and on and on.

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