On the recordJanuary 31, 2012
I would be remiss if I didn't say a word of thanks to Alan Frumin for his service to the Senate. When I first came to the Senate in 1989 and had the privilege to occupy the chair, I had two great mentors. One was the great Senator from West Virginia, Robert C. Byrd, and the other was Alan Frumin. Both were steadfastly reliable. I was just one of many who sat in the chair. We are often asked questions whose answers do not immediately spring to mind, and there was a voice that I heard--in this case, it was not from above but from slightly below--that clarified exactly what the rules of the Senate required. Alan has been a true and faithful public servant, has held himself to the highest standards, and helped this inherently unruly body to be ruly. For that, I thank him and wish him well in his next chapter of life.
