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Steny Hoyer: “Mr. Speaker, it is with a deep sense of loss, as well as a sincere appreciation, that I come to the floor to commemorate…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2002
Mr. Speaker, it is with a deep sense of loss, as well as a sincere appreciation, that I come to the floor to commemorate the passing on June 22 of a dear friend, a personal hero, and a truly extraordinary human being. For nearly 5 decades, Justin Dart, Jr., was one of the world's most courageous, passionate and effective advocates for civil and human rights. He was perhaps best known, as I have said, as the father of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the landmark civil rights law signed by President Bush that opened the door of equality to millions of our disabled brothers and sisters. Many called him properly the Martin Luther King of the disability civil rights movement.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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Commemorating the life and contributions of Justin Dart, Jr., a key figure in the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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