[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11812-11813]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   PASSING OF U.S. SENATOR ALAN DIXON

  (Mr. ENYART asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ENYART. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about a good friend, a 
hardworking public servant, and a true advocate for the American 
people. Today, I rise to talk about Senator Alan Dixon, the gentleman 
from Illinois.
  Senator Dixon was from my hometown, Belleville. He was one of the 
finest public servants our country has ever known. Through a storied 
career, he walked the halls of power in Springfield, Illinois, and 
Washington, D.C., but never forgot his southern Illinois roots.
  He was a mentor to generations of southern Illinoisans. His sense of 
civility is a commodity that was sorely

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needed during his time in government and is in even greater demand 
today.
  It is in his honor and memory that I encourage the spirit of 
bipartisanship and cooperation as we continue to serve our fellow 
citizens in America.

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