Tim Scott: “I wish to pay tribute to a good friend and colleague, Congressman William ``Bill'' Clay. I have had the pleasure of…”

“I wish to pay tribute to a good friend and colleague, Congressman William ``Bill'' Clay. I have had the pleasure of serving with Bill on the Education and Workforce Committee since my election in 1992. Throughout his service, Bill Clay has been a fighter--a fighter for the hard working Americans who have made our country a global economic leader, a fighter for the disadvantaged, a fighter for public education but most of all a fighter for social justice. Looking back over his career as Chairman of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service to the Committee on House Administration, to his current membership as Ranking Member on the Committee on Education and the Workforce, we find his imprimatur on numerous initiatives. He stewarded the landmark Family and Medical Leave Act into law, the Hatch Act reform bill which allows federal employees to participate in the political process, legislation prohibiting age-based discrimination in employee benefits, legislation providing federal loan guarantees for construction projects at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Bill Clay's penchant for being a fighter has served his constituents, this Congress and especially the Democrats on the Education and Workforce Committee well.”