[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 19097]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING CHAIRMAN SKELTON

  (Mr. NYE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. NYE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my good friend and 
distinguished colleague Chairman Ike Skelton. For nearly three and a 
half decades, Ike has dedicated his life to serving the citizens of 
Missouri. During his tenure, Ike has been a steady, moderate voice 
during some of the greatest challenges this hallowed body has ever 
faced.
  I have been humbled to serve with Chairman Skelton on the Armed 
Services Committee. In my time on the HASC, I have been deeply 
impressed by Ike's ability to keep partisan hyperbole--so prevalent in 
today's discourse--out of committee proceedings. For Ike, the sacred 
commitment to our servicemembers, their families, and our national 
security always supersedes petty politics.
  As chairman, Ike shepherded some of Congress' most important 
legislation through a minefield of disparate interests and motives 
while maintaining an even hand, fair disposition, and unwavering 
dedication to his craft.
  Mr. Speaker, it has been a great honor to serve alongside such a 
principled chairman, consummate statesman, and dedicated public servant 
as Ike Skelton.

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