Marcy Kaptur: “I rise along with my dear colleagues, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wolf), the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Mrs.…”

“I rise along with my dear colleagues, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wolf), the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Mrs. Clayton), the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hobson), the gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. Jones), to pay lasting and precious tribute to our colleague and dear friend, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hall). Without question, this is a gentleman of the House. I think his appointment to the Committee on Rules and to that particular position which governs our deliberations as a body is a testament to the talent that he brought to our institution and the manner in which he has executed it and risen in the esteem and effectiveness as a Member of Congress. He has served honorably through the quarter century that he has given to the Congress and the people from his home district in the Greater Dayton, Ohio area. At every fork in the road, he has elevated this institution as a person and also as a political figure. So rarely do those that really do good get their day in the sun. The newspapers tend to cover those who may have strayed from the straight and narrow, and it is particularly a pleasure today as an Ohioan to say that this man deserves our attention and appreciation. I have watched the gentleman change over the years.…”