On the recordNovember 30, 2010
for 22 years it has been a blessing for me to have served with Chris Dodd in the Senate as my colleague from Connecticut, as my dear friend, as my legislative partner. I am going to miss him a lot, as everybody in this Chamber will. I think when we listened to the words he spoke to us just a few moments ago--how full of wisdom and warmth they were--we knew how much we are going to miss him and how much we should consider what has made him not only our great friend but a truly great Senator. Chris mentioned Sherman and Ellsworth, whose pictures are out in the reception area just off the Senate, who crafted the Connecticut Compromise, really created the Senate. I think Chris Dodd, who is the 54th Senator from the State of Connecticut in our history, took this institution that Sherman and Ellsworth created in the Connecticut Compromise and made it work to the great benefit of the people of Connecticut and the people of America.
