On the recordMarch 13, 2008
I was saddened to learn that my good friend and former colleague, Senator Howard Metzenbaum, has passed away. He was a man of courage, conviction, commitment, and toughness. He was a labor lawyer and union lobbyist, who grew up in poverty, and went on to become a champion of the rights of American workers. He was a self-made millionaire who became a dedicated adversary of big business. I was honored to work with him in the Senate for 18 years. He was an unabashed liberal who brought such an intensity to any issue he was promoting, that it was a pleasure simply to watch him as he worked. It was the high level of energy and emotion that he brought to the issues about which he felt most deeply that prompted me to remark at one point, 'Some men have succeeded in politics through diplomacy and compromise, [but] Howard Metzenbaum's forte has been his passion.' And he was passionate about liberal causes.
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