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Joe Biden: “I want my colleagues to know, and the record to reflect, that I was paying last respects to one of Delaware's finest…”

On the recordJune 4, 2008
I want my colleagues to know, and the record to reflect, that I was paying last respects to one of Delaware's finest citizens and a man who was a good friend to me for the past four decades. I am speaking of William T. ``Bill'' McLaughlin, also known as ``Mr. Mayor,'' who passed away last Friday. He presided as Mayor of Wilmington from 1977 to 1984 and shaped it as the financial center it is today. This morning I attended the mass in his honor and presented the eulogy.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Paying tribute to William T. McLaughlin, former Mayor of Wilmington, during Senate proceedings.

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