Jasper Packard: “I have a long and rather eloquent statement to make and I am just going to submit that for the Record and speak from the…”

“I have a long and rather eloquent statement to make and I am just going to submit that for the Record and speak from the heart. Bob is the kind of person in my life that one does speak heart to heart quite occasionally, and I have had that thrill and that opportunity. Really in a short hour of special orders, it does not do justice in paying tribute from this body to a man that has had such a remarkable influence on the institution and on the country. Mr. Speaker, I wish that we had more time and more opportunity, but maybe that is not what we need. We just need to let Bob know how much we love and appreciate what he has done. I have served here for 16 years and so I have known Bob for those 16 years and watched him grow and watched him become a rather significant leader in this institution, and ultimately rise to the point where he changed the direction of the country. I have always believed that where we spend our money, whether it be in business, whether it be in our family budget, or whether it be in government, where we spend our money is where we set priorities.”