On the recordMay 1, 1996
I just noticed that we are surrounded by Southerners here. But of course we do not have any accents up there in New England, of course. You know, some of the finest moments that I have experienced here were interparty tributes. For example, I recall when our colleague, Ray LaHood, I thought did a nice job when he took the floor, Republican, to pay tribute to a Democratic colleague, Bill Richardson, upon his successful diplomatic effort to liberate American citizens from Saddam Hussein's Iraq. That was a great example I think of mutual respect. Perhaps the other one that I enjoyed so much was when our distinguished colleague from Illinois, Henry Hyde, recognized Jim Bunning on the day he was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. We all know how important that was.
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