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Chaka Fattah: “I want to just finally state that, notwithstanding his great service to our country, both in the armed services and here…”

On the recordFebruary 5, 1997
I want to just finally state that, notwithstanding his great service to our country, both in the armed services and here in the Congress and the Texas Legislature, I think that our colleague would want us to know that in all likelihood as it is for all of the rest of us that his greatest personal achievement is his family and his children. I think that they have a legacy that he has left them that they can be proud of through his personal courage and commitment and dedication. He has been a shining example of what is possible from that beautiful city in Texas, San Antonio.
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Chaka Fattah
Pennsylvania
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Honoring the legacy of a departed colleague during a floor speech.

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