Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I wish to commemorate the life of Robert ``Bobby'' Silverstein, a leader in the disability rights movement, who passed away on November 17, 2022. Bobby was a true public servant having worked in the Labor Department, the Health, Education and Welfare Department, the House of Representatives, and the Senate, including as staff director and chief counsel for the Subcommittee on Disability Policy of the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources--now the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. He was known as the ``behind-the-scenes architect'' of the Americans with Disabilities Act and served as a consensus-builder making bipartisan disability legislation a reality. Bobby changed the lives of millions of people with disabilities by his work in prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability. I join former chairs of the HELP Committee in honoring his contributions to the disability and civil rights movement. Bobby was steadfast in his many roles fighting for disability rights after his time working in Congress. He will be remembered for the significant impacts his work made to improve the lives of people with disabilities. Finally, all who worked with Bobby tell of how kind and humble he was. He was beloved by all who knew him. May the memory of Bobby Silverstein be for a blessing. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ______ OHIO UNIVERSITY SCRIPPS CENTENNIAL <bullet> Mr. BROWN. Mr.…”