Charles Rangel: “I guess that shows us the type of person that Julian was, that he even at that time, when he was facing some type of a…”

“I guess that shows us the type of person that Julian was, that he even at that time, when he was facing some type of a health setback, he was more concerned about the feelings of his colleagues. In this great body of Members of Congress, in this great body of politics, there are just some of us, and I am included in that number, who cannot resist the temptation to have press conferences and get on television. But all of us know in the bottom of our hearts that the real warriors of politics in this House are those who go about their business every day, wrestling with the difficult questions and not seeking the attention or the credit for the good that they do. Julian Dixon had to be the epitome of the selfless, hard-working legislator who, whether one is liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat, we felt that he was one of our best friends. With all of the problems that I have stumbled across in the House of Representatives, there has been no Member who I have felt more comfortable in talking to than Julian Dixon.”