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Dick Durbin: “First let me commend my colleague from North Carolina, Kay Hagan, who has been an extraordinary asset in the U.S.…”

On the recordDecember 11, 2014
First let me commend my colleague from North Carolina, Kay Hagan, who has been an extraordinary asset in the U.S. Senate. She has shown political bravery to the highest degree over and over again, taking what she knew were the right votes even when they were politically tough votes. I just listened to her farewell address and I couldn't agree with her more, that she put the people of North Carolina ahead of everything else in terms of her service in the U.S. Senate. It has been an honor to serve with her, to get to know her husband Chip and her family, and I wish her only the best for whatever her future undertakings may be. Death in Custody Reporting Act
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Dec 11, 2014

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