[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16687-16688]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      REMEMBERING JACK BROOKS, FORMER JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

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                         HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR.

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 11, 2012

  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I was saddened to learn of the passing of 
my friend and former colleague Jack Brooks.
  As long-time members of the House Judiciary Committee and the 
Government Reform Committee, Jack Brooks and I worked closely together. 
I saw firsthand his dedication to serving our nation and his 
constituents in Texas. Through his leadership as a senior member of the 
Judiciary Committee in the 1960s, both the Civil Rights Act and the 
Voting Rights Act made their way through the committee and ultimately 
passed into law. Less than a decade later, he led the effort to hold 
President Nixon accountable to the public, and helped draft the 
articles of impeachment against Nixon. As Chairman of the House 
Judiciary Committee from 1989 to 1995, Jack Brooks oversaw the passage 
of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Violence Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act, and the modernization of the Civil Rights Act. 
Chairman Brooks was also a longstanding champion of competition, 
antitrust and government accountability.
  Jack Brooks will be remembered by many. His lasting contributions 
will continue to be felt in our civil rights laws across the country.

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