Chris Dodd: “I carry with me every single day, 7 days a week, a rather threadbare copy of the United States Constitution given to me…”

“I carry with me every single day, 7 days a week, a rather threadbare copy of the United States Constitution given to me many years ago--I can't even read it well now; it is so worn out--I may need a new copy-- given to me by my seatmate, Robert C. Byrd. I revere it. I tell people why I carry it because it reminds me of the incredible gift given to me by the people of Connecticut to serve in this Chamber, to remind me of the importance of an oath we all made, and that is to do everything we can to preserve, protect, and defend the principles upon which this Nation was founded. Robert C. Byrd, in my mind, is the embodiment of that goal.”