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On the recordOctober 28, 2000
May I simply thank my revered friend. We have been together, even across the aisle, for a near quarter century. There is no one whose regard I greater value and whose remarks I could not be more moved by.
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Patrick Moynihan
Illinois

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Expressing gratitude to a colleague during a speech.

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