TRIBUTE TO CONGRESSMAN CANADY -- HON. ROBERT B. ADERHOLT (Extensions of
Remarks - December 15, 2000)
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HON. ROBERT B. ADERHOLT
OF ALABAMA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday, December 15, 2000
- Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to pay tribute to man who
has not only been an outstanding Member of the U.S. House of Representatives,
but also a good friend and a help to me during my time in Congress. CHARLES
CANADY, first elected in 1992, has been a leader on Judiciary issues, and
a shining example of a citizen legislator who kept his word, and now returns
to his home state of Florida to pursue other endeavors.
- There are two issues on which I have especially appreciated Congressman
CANADY'S legal knowledge and leadership. The first is the issue of
partial-birth abortion. Congressman CANADY has been an eloquent and
persistent voice on behalf of the most innocent and defenseless in our
society. Although the outcome of his diligent efforts may not yet be what we
would have hoped, his vigilance will be the foundation on which we will one
day build the law that will outlaw this barbaric procedure.
- The other issue is Congressman CANADY'S effort to protect religious
liberty in America. Responding to the constant attacks on the free exercise of
religion, Congressman CANADY has led the fight to restore the
Constitutional protections for religious expression that our Founders
intended, and to ensure that people of faith need not live as second class
citizens in a nation that was founded on the principle that religion was an
integral part of societal life.
- For these reasons, and for many more, I thank Congressman CANADY
for his service in Congress, and for his friendship. I wish him Godspeed in
his pursuits upon his return home to Florida.
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