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MOMENT OF SILENCE IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE HONORABLE CHARLES ELSON
``BUDDY'' ROEMER
(Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, on this somber occasion, we rise to honor the late Buddy Roemer.
He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1943. He was a Harvard-
educated reformer with big ideas.
He represented Louisiana's Fourth Congressional District here in the House from 1981 to 1988. He served as the 52nd Governor of Louisiana, and he was a former candidate for President of the United States.
He passed away at the age of 77 on May 17, 2021.
Please join us in a moment of silence in honor of his public service and his important contributions to Louisiana and our Nation.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 87
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