Sam Brownback: “I am very much in favor of taking strong steps to end 'too big to fail,' and I have given a number of speeches on that…”

I rise to pay tribute to my colleague. What a great gentleman. This is an august body, a wonderful place, a delightful place to serve. It has great issues before it. There are people who are gentlemen and gentleladies in it who conduct…

The Senate version was introduced by then-Senator Sam Brownback.

My major concern . . . is the jobs in Kansas. Wichita is the air capital of the world, and we've got more major air companies there than anyplace in the world: Boeing, Airbus and all the [general aviation],

It is such a memorable moment. I have seen this now twice, this formation. It is so memorable for me on this particular occasion because it is about a man who is so memorable. Senator Ted Stevens served in this body for many years and is…