Daniel Schaefer: “Mr. Speaker, I, along my colleague from Colorado Scott McInnis, rise in strong support of H.R. 3693, legislation that…”

“Mr. Speaker, I, along my colleague from Colorado Scott McInnis, rise in strong support of H.R. 3693, legislation that would name the new Federal courthouse in Denver, CO, after Supreme Court Justice Byron White, who after 31 years of distinguished service, retired from the Court in July 1993. Justice White is a native Coloradan and the only citizen of our State to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. As a representative of our State, we could of asked for no better--for, throughout his life, Byron White has exemplified excellence in every endeavor he has undertaken. He excelled in academics, attending the University of Colorado, obtaining a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford and attending Yale Law School. He also made his homestate proud by leading the University of Colorado football team as an All-American athlete to the Cotton Bowl. He then went on to play in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Pirates, now the Steelers, and the Detroit Lions. He eventually was inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame. During World War II, he served his country as a naval intelligence officer. He earned two Bronze Stars and a Presidential Unit Citation.”