Patrick Moynihan said "I rise for the pleasant purpose of noting the decision by the Committee on Rules to add two names to that very special group that is portrayed in our reception room--six of the most distinguished Senators in our history. We have now added two--or shortly will have done so--Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan and Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York. The story of Robert F. Wagner is a quintessential and essential one, describing the life of a poor immigrant child born on the east side of New York, who, by steady succession made his way to this Chamber. In the process, he changed the United States, recognizing, at long last, that we had become an urban Nation with needs, in legislative terms, that such a transformation requires." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordOctober 28, 2000

I rise for the pleasant purpose of noting the decision by the Committee on Rules to add two names to that very special group that is portrayed in our reception room--six of the most distinguished Senators in our history. We have now added two--or shortly will have done so--Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan and Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York. The story of Robert F. Wagner is a quintessential and essential one, describing the life of a poor immigrant child born on the east side of New York, who, by steady succession made his way to this Chamber. In the process, he changed the United States, recognizing, at long last, that we had become an urban Nation with needs, in legislative terms, that such a transformation requires.

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Patrick Moynihan

Illinois

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Editor's note · Context

Recognizing the contributions of Senators Arthur Vandenberg and Robert F. Wagner.

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