-THE WHITE HOUSE: Statement of Vice President Gore on the death of former Congressman Dante Fascell.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-2 December 1998-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Vice President -- Statement of Vice President Gore on the death of former Congressman Dante Fascell (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:301198 Tipper and I were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dante Fascell, the former Florida Congressman.

Dante was a true American success story, the son of Italian immigrants who grew up to serve with distinction for 38 years in Congress, the last nine as chairman of what was then the House Foreign Affairs Committee. I was proud to serve as a House member with Dante, and I greatly admired his commitment to a bipartisan foreign policy that he believed was so vital for America's peace and security. While he skillfully managed the business of his...