Remembering an Eastern Washington Giant
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October 31, 2013
Together we re- mem- ber the life of an Eastern Washington giant, Tom Foley, who represented our Fifth Congressional District with distinction for thirty years.
Even today, wheat farmers and all the citi- zens of our district ben- efÐit from the tremendous work he did to ensure that farmers had a voice in the nation's capital, to protect Fairchild, and improve infrastructure.
He rose as high as a person can rise in politics, chosen by his col- leagues to be Speaker of the House, a position he held from 1989 to 1995.
On the fÐloor of the House last week I intro- duced a resolution in his memory...
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