WASHINGTON ¨C The U.S. Capitol¡¯s National Statuary Hall on Oct. 29 became a lecture room for some current lawmakers to learn about the ¡°old school¡± of bipartisan House leadership.
It was noted as a time ¡ª more than 20 years ago ¡ª when then-House Speaker Thomas Foley, a Washington Democrat, and Minority Leader Bob Michel, an Illinois Republican, ¡°made things happen ... found good ways to solve difficult problems and made the House a working institution.¡±
Michel, now 90, was giving the most memorable speech at a moving memorial service for Foley, who died Oct. 18 at 84 from complications from strokes.
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