On the recordMay 7, 1997
I remember Stew McKinney well, and find it hard to believe that 10 years have transpired since we lost him. Stew was an outstanding leader, a far-sighted legislator, and a gentleman in the truest sense of the word. Stew McKinney is so well remembered today because so many of the causes he championed are causes which are still important to us today. He recognized the problem of homelessness long before we realized that this problem was touching virtually every community in the United States and much of the housing legislation which was subsequently enacted into law bears his indelible stamp. Stew McKinney was warning us all in this Chamber of the epidemic of AIDs long before it became fashionable to do so and long before the bulk of us realized that this health threat would touch all facets of our society. The world has been a lesser place for 10 years due to the loss of Congressman Stewart McKinney.
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