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On the recordFebruary 18, 2011
To our valued, valued, valued friend, Jane Harman, to a proud Californian, to a great leader in our country, I know I speak for everyone in this Congress on this occasion when I say we have been proud to call you colleague and, again, for many of us, to value you as a friend. Jane's contribution to our country is one as a patriot. Not only for her great service in the Congress of the United States, but she and her family, her young Sidney, have been a source of strength to our country, whether it comes to security, our national security, the arts, or the education of the next generation. We all know that our first responsibility is to keep the American people safe. No one has done more in that regard than Jane Harman, and also in conveying the values of our great Nation throughout the world. The Woodrow Wilson Center is fortunate indeed to have her leadership. It will be a great combination. And so I say, Jane, we all choke up when we hear you say it's your last statement on the floor. We have all benefited from your wisdom. We congratulate you and send you off with great love, brave mama.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

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