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The younger Walsh thanked the subcommittee members for their kindness, and offered an update on his father's retirement."You mentioned you knew my father," Walsh said, looking toward Obey. "He'll be 96 in a few weeks. I recently asked him if there's anything he missed about Congress. He said, 'Yes. The big shrimp.' " Downstate Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., echoed Obey and other members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies. "I personally will miss Jim Walsh because he always worked in a bipartisan way," Lowey said. Congressman James Walsh of New York served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal in the 1960's.
Colleagues laud Walsh's work
Colleagues laud Walsh's work
Sunday, June 22, 2008
MARK WEINER
WASHINGTON NOTEBOOK
Democrats and Republicans in Congress had only nice things to say Thursday about Rep. James Walsh, R-Onondaga, who was celebrating his 61st birthday.
But the good wishes had more to do with the conclusion of Walsh's final spending bill as the ranking Republican member of a House Appropriations subcommittee. Walsh plans to retire at the end of his term in January.
Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., the powerful chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, was the first of several members to praise Walsh for working in a bipartisan spirit during his 20 years in Congress.
Obey, now in his 40th year in Congress, said Walsh had continued a great family tradition of bipartisanship that began with his father - former Rep. William Walsh, who represented the Syracuse area from 1973 through 1978.
Obey, who became the youngest member of the House of Representatives in 1969, recalled how each Walsh played fair and was willing to work with Democrats to get things done.
The younger Walsh thanked the subcommittee members for their kindness, and offered an update on his father's retirement.
"You mentioned you knew my father," Walsh said, looking toward Obey. "He'll be 96 in a few weeks. I recently asked him if there's anything he missed about Congress. He said, 'Yes. The big shrimp.' "
Downstate Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., echoed Obey and other members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies.
"I personally will miss Jim Walsh because he always worked in a bipartisan way," Lowey said.
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