Christopher Dodd said...

He has served with distinction as chairman or ranking member of this key subcommittee for more than 20 years.

The hearing will come to order. Let me apologize to the witnesses and to my colleagues.

It is my hope that others in the Congress, in the Senate in particular, will rise to the occasion upon your departure.

I'm just as curious as to why, because I suspect there are people who are involved in that who would also want to be ass...