Jerry Lewis: “I asked for this time to simply express my deep appreciation to the…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2004

I asked for this time to simply express my deep appreciation to the chairman of the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations of the Committee on Appropriations, my chairman, for his leadership on this issue. The responsiveness of both the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Kolbe) and the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wolf), as well as the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Jackson), is very important and the reflection of the reality that from just once in a while the House gets its act together and recognizes that human problems are very real. There is no partisan divide on an issue like this, but rather a concern about the picture, the reality of starving children and whole families being wiped out senselessly. We are going to respond as a country, and it is very important that we come together like this. I appreciate the gentleman's leadership.

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Jerry Lewis

California

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Expressing appreciation for leadership on humanitarian issues during a House floor speech.

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Jerry Lewis: “I asked for this time to simply express my deep appreciation to the chairman of the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations…”

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