Henry Waxman: “I was very distressed to hear about the passing of our former colleague, Bob Eckhardt. I am probably one of the few…”

“I was very distressed to hear about the passing of our former colleague, Bob Eckhardt. I am probably one of the few Members today serving that served at the same time with him. He was a member of the Committee on Commerce. I must say he was a unique Member. He was a scholar, a man of enormous integrity, an expert in areas like the War Powers Act and the energy issues. He was a man you could always go to and get a clearheaded point of view. He was very, very thoughtful and highly regarded. He was eccentric, which made him even more beloved by those of us who knew him. I want to join the gentleman in extending my condolences to his family, and my regrets to the people of Texas and to the House of Representatives and the American people for our loss of Bob Eckhardt.”