Jim Risch: “We have come to the floor to mourn the loss of a great statesman in Idaho. Jim McClure was loved uniformly across the…”

“We have come to the floor to mourn the loss of a great statesman in Idaho. Jim McClure was loved uniformly across the State of Idaho and had dedicated his entire life to public service, first as a prosecuting attorney in Payette County, ID, and then, of course, the State senate and Congress--the House of Representatives and then the Senate of the United States. Jim McClure was a family man. He was truly dedicated to his wife Louise and his children. Back when Jim served here, many of the Members actually moved here as opposed to going home on the weekends, as most of us do today. The McClure family spent a lot of time here. But they did spend their summers--that is when the Senate was out most of the summer--they did spend their summers in Idaho and other times in Idaho.”