[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2181-2182]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  FORMER-LEADER ROBERT ``BOB'' MICHEL

  (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I ask for support and prayers for our 
giants still among our midst. Leader Bob Michel is struggling and in 
ill health. Bob was

[[Page 2182]]

born and raised in Peoria, Illinois. He is 93 years old, a World War II 
vet, fought across Europe, and was part of the D-day invasion.
  For 38 years, he served in this Chamber being minority leader from 
the 97th Congress through the 103rd Congress. That is a total of 14 
years.
  Bob was honored by then-House Speaker Foley when he was asked to take 
the gavel on November 29, 1994. I would encourage my colleagues to look 
at that C-SPAN tape.
  Bob, we love you. We are thinking about you at this critical time.

                          ____________________