Cong. Sheila Jackson Lee: Remembering Astronaut & Former Sen. John H. Glenn

Jackson Lee: John Glenn represented the best of America. Perhaps more than any other American of his generation he personified the American spirit of daring achievement bravery innovation and humility." Washington DC  Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee a senior member of the House Committees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security Committee and Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime Terrorism Homeland Security and Investigations released the following statement today upon learning of the death of former U.S. Senator John Glenn:

John Glenn represented the best of America. Perhaps more than any other American of his generation he personified the American spirit of daring achievement bravery innovation and humility. As a four-term United States Senator from Ohio John Glenn was one of the most passionate advocates for justice and opportunity for all persons. Most important of all for more than 75 years John Glenn served his country honorably in his home state of Ohio in the United States Senate in uniform during World War II and the Korean Conflict and in outer space as one of original class of astronauts that made space exploration synonymous with American leadership. John Glenn did indeed possess the right stuff as the writer Tom Wolfe documented in his 1979 best-selling book about the first Project Mercury astronauts selected for the NASA space program. He was a hero and inspiration to millions of boys and girls who held their breath as he rocketed into outer space orbited the earth and safely descended from the heavens to return home to his beloved wife Annie and an adoring public. Godspeed John Glenn."