Dan Burton: “John Myers is here with us today, and we are very glad to see him again. John was a leader in Indiana politics for over…”

“John Myers is here with us today, and we are very glad to see him again. John was a leader in Indiana politics for over 30 years. He was active in civic affairs as well as political affairs and contributed mightily to Indiana, as well as the entire country. John worked very hard on the Committee on Appropriations over the years, not only on energy and water issues, but also on infrastructure issues that dealt with the entire country. People across this Nation that do not know who John Myers is owe him a debt of gratitude for the hard work he put forth on their behalf throughout this country. Colleagues on both sides of the aisle know that when they had a problem that needed to be solved dealing with the Committee on Appropriations or the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, John was always there and willing to listen and help out. In addition to that, he is highly regarded by his friends and neighbors, people who have known him all these years. He used to fly home in the wee hours of the morning or late at night to meet with farmers to talk to them about agricultural problems in his district, when a lot of other Congressmen would not take the time and effort to do that. So John went out of his way to do the job that he was assigned to do and he did it extremely well. He was a fiscal conservative, a person who believed in cutting taxes instead of raising them.”