On the recordMarch 11, 1997
I want to personally wish Mr. Aronson a happy, a very happy birthday. As Americans, we owe a debt of gratitude to Arnold Aronson. We live in a better country, a better society, and a better world because of the work of this civil rights pioneer. I would not be here, I would not be a Member of Congress but for the hard work, dedication, and commitment by Arnold Aronson and others like him. These were people who took up the cause of equal rights and civil rights long before they became politically popular, before they became the fashion of the day. Arnold Aronson was one of the original founders of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, and for this he should be commended and remembered. But Mr. Aronson was more than that, I can tell you. He was the glue that held the civil rights movement together.
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