Vern Buchanan actually said...

My sense, 70, 80 percent of people have not been able to get through.

He was an inspiration to so many because he personified the most important virtue of public service--he did it for others.

With his passing, the State of Florida and the Nation have lost an outstanding lawmaker, statesman, and public servant.

For over four decades there has not been a stronger voice in this Chamber for our brave men and women in uniform other than Bill Young.