He was a sponsor of the Brady bill to mandate a national 7day waiting period for handgun purchases and worked hard to gain support for the measure which passed the House of Representatives last year. As a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Commission on Cooperation and Security in Europe. also known as the Helsinki Commission. Mr. FEIGHAN has demonstrated his dedication to human rights issues. This has transferred to his local constituent service where he has been successful in assisting local ethnic families in obtaining emigration rights for their families In the Soviet Union. Mr. FEIGHAN will be missed by the constituents of the 19th Congressional District and by his fellow members of Congress.
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