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AJC.com > Legislature > Georgia Beat > Archives > 2005 > January > 27 > Entry
Dems propose Miller share honor with late Sen. Coverdell
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bipartisanship and brick apparently won’t mix at the state Capitol.
At least that’s how it appeared this morning when the GOP-controlled Rules Committee in the House shot down a Democrat’s suggestion that the state Legislative Office Building be renamed in bipartisan tribute to the late U.S. Sen. Paul Coverdell and former U.S. Sen. Zell Miller.
Leaders in the new GOP-controlled House have introduced a resolution to rename the building across from the state Capitol for Coverdell, a Republican who served Georgia both in Washington and in the state Senate.
House Majority Leader Jerry Keen (R-St. Simons Island), said, “probably none more than members of my party” appreciate the contributions of Miller, a Democrat who has staunchly supported President George W. Bush and been highly critical of his own national party. But Keen said the naming of public structures should be reserved for deceased political leaders and would be an appropriate tribute for Coverdell, who served in the state Senate for 15 years.
House Minority Leader DuBose Porter (D-Dublin) had argued that Miller deserved credit for having helped in his tenure as lieutenant governor to get the building renovated for lawmakers. Before the Legislative Office Building opened in the late 1980s, House members operated from their desk on the House floor and from telephone booths in the anteroom, Porter said.
State Rep. Carolyn Hugley (D-Columbus) made another suggestion. Since Coverdell served in the Senate, how about including the name of a House member as well? She did not suggest anyone in particular.
The Rules Committee meets again Tuesday and will decide whether to send to the House floor Keen’s proposal for the Paul D. Coverdell Legislative Office Building.
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