Dale Bumpers: “let me say, and I would be remiss if I did not say it at this point, I…”

On the recordOctober 5, 1998

let me say, and I would be remiss if I did not say it at this point, I think, one of the things I will miss deeply when I leave the U.S. Senate will be the excellent relationship I have had with the chairman of this committee. He has been, probably, much more generous to me through the years that he was chairman than I was to him when I was chairman. But I want the whole Senate to know of my deep admiration for him. I want the whole country to know it. He is a consummate gentleman. He is a man of impeccable integrity. He is accommodating to a fault to his colleagues. And one of the things I will miss is his counsel, advice and common sense. He is the personification of what public service should be. I have been most honored to serve with him and I will cherish his friendship always. I yield the floor.

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Dale Bumpers

Arkansas

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Reflecting on his relationship with a committee chairman as he prepares to leave the Senate.

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Dale Bumpers: “let me say, and I would be remiss if I did not say it at this point, I think, one of the things I will miss deeply when…”

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