[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5676]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING CONGRESSMAN JOHN PAUL HAMMERSCHMIDT

  (Mr. WESTERMAN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, Congressman John Paul Hammerschmidt 
began his service as a Member of this body from my home State of 
Arkansas in 1967, the year that I was born. He did so for 12 terms, 
long enough for me to grow up, graduate from college, get a job, and 
get married.
  His love for Arkansas and America was evident in his service. He was 
a champion for his district and our State. He was a tireless advocate 
for all his constituents on both sides of the aisle and worked hardest 
to do what was right for the citizens of Arkansas.
  He served his country and fellow man with honor, both in the military 
and in Congress, leaving a lasting legacy and setting the bar high for 
those of us who follow him in service.
  Congressman Hammerschmidt was from the beautiful Ozark hills, and 
many times, the people of Arkansas and America were blessed by the 
leadership of a gentleman from the hills who served his Creator by 
serving others.
  As we remember his service, may we all continue to look to the hills 
and be comforted by the words of the psalmist who wrote:

     I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh 
           my help.
     My help cometh from the Lord, which made Heaven and Earth.
     He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee 
           will not slumber.
     Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor 
           sleep.
     The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right 
           hand.
     The Sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the Moon by night.
     The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve 
           thy soul.
     The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from 
           this time forth, and even for evermore.

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