George Miller: “I rise today to express my shock and profound sadness at the sudden passing of our friend and colleague, Walter Capps. I…”

“I rise today to express my shock and profound sadness at the sudden passing of our friend and colleague, Walter Capps. I send my most sincere condolences to Walter's family and I wish to let them know that he will be missed and fondly remembered. Like many of us here, I came to know Walter when he decided to run for office in the 1994 elections. Even before meeting him during the campaign, word traveled from California to Washington that a respected professor and an exciting man wanted to represent the people of Santa Barbara in Congress. We were told that he was smart, compassionate, and would fight hard for his beliefs and his community. Advance praise for Walter Capps was not undeserved. My only regret was that we did not have more time to work together and to become better friends. Walter, I will miss you. We will all miss you. I am proud to have known you and to have served with you and I will do my part to see that your dreams for our country are realized.”