On the recordDecember 9, 2020
I thank the minority leader for those remarks. I am humbled. You know, everyone knows the old saying ``My, how time flies when you are having fun.'' My time here has drawn to a close, but despite the difficulties, the challenges, despite the rancor that we often see in this body, as well as Washington, DC, I can honestly say I have had a lot of fun. The last 3 years have been amazing, and I have loved being a Member of this body. I actually was able to accomplish a few things, thanks to you. But you have been fun; you have not just been kind. It has really been good. By the way, your staffs have been awesome. I know you hear that a lot from constituents. Maybe you don't hear it enough from other Senators. Your staffs have been amazing to us, and I really very much appreciate it. You know, as the minority leader said, everybody knows I am a baseball fan. If you go into that office, you will see in my reception area all 100 baseballs that I had signed. And it was fun getting them-- either here on the floor or in a committee room, at the retreat that the Democrats had. There were so many who had never signed a baseball, and you figured out that it wasn't easy to sign a baseball. (Laughter.) And even those who signed in their office, when we sent them to their office, they always came up and talked about it.…
