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John Shaw: “I think all of us feel a little richer for having been with him and a little poorer for now missing him from this body.…”

On the recordJune 25, 1996
I think all of us feel a little richer for having been with him and a little poorer for now missing him from this body. But when we think of his lifespan, starting as a page in this body and ending over the last year with his sitting here and presiding as Speaker of this House and working in this House, I do not think that any man has ever been loved more that served in this House, or any man has loved this House more than Bill Emerson loved this House. He loved the process and he loved its Members. I think that is something we need to think about more today as we see that things are becoming more tense here on the floor of this House, and as we work through our legislative process. He seemed to have a way to cut through the politics and make things happen. He was very practical in wanting to make good legislation.
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John Shaw
North Carolina
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Paying tribute to Bill Emerson during a speech in the House of Representatives.

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