While still a junior Member in this body. JOHN introduced legislation to establish a Federal Agency for the Handicapped. and to prohibit discrimination on account of sex in the payment of wages in commerce. and to provide procedures for assisting employees in collecting wages lost by reason of any such discrimination. It is fitting that we are honoring on the day that we are acting on the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act. for JOHN recognized the emotionalism and sensitivity of this issue. and always looked for a balance which kept in mind the needs of workers from America and from our neighboring countries. It is said that JOHN is a midwestern with midcentury values. and this solid American commitment to the people in his district. together with his intelligence and knack for diplomacy. distinguished him as a Leader in a House which he served at times as secondranking minority member of appropriations. as chairman of the House Republican policy committee. and. from 1973 until last year. as House minority leader. May I extend my best wishes to JOHN and his wife.