Speaker. it is indeed a very great personal pleasure to join with the Members here in this preeminently merited tribute to my dear friend and committee colleague. the Honorable FRANK CHELF. who is voluntarily retiring from the Congress after some 22 years of outstanding public service to his Nation. his State. and his community. Few men can even come close to matching the illustrious career of this most talented and courageous son of the great State of Kentucky from a humble beginning up through the ranks of distinguished military service and recognition in World War II. acclaimed success in the demanding field of law and additional distinction as the dean of the House delegation in the Congress and the second ranking majority member on the House Judiciary Committee. In his most responsible position as a topranking member of the Judiciary Committee few. if any. members before him have ever contributed so much to the wise and compassionate understanding of our immigration policies and all the other challenging quasijudicial problems coming before this committee. Mr. Speaker. as a fellow member on the Judiciary Committee these past several years and after having observed FRANK CHELF over a period of some 20 years here I very deeply believe that his persevering dedication and devotion in legislatively promoting the patriotic interests of this country mark him as one of the most effective Federal legislators of our times.
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