January 10, 1967
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DEATH OF REPRESENTATIVE JOHN E. FOGARTY, OF RHODE ISLAND
Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I share my colleagues' sense of shock and grief at the sudden, untimely death of Congressman JOHN FOGARTY, of Rhode Island.
I knew him as a friend and fellow New Englander who worked hard not only for his own State but for the economic development of all of New England.
JOHN FOGARTY was a national leader in developing new programs in the fields of education and health. As chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health, Education, and Welfare he had a major hand in formulating some of the most important legislation of our time. And his long and devoted support helped make the National Institutes of Health one of the most outstanding centers for medical research in the world. The importance today of NIH is in large part a monument to Congressman FOGARTY's work.
My heartfelt sympathy is with his family at this time of grief.