Steny Hoyer actually said...

"America has lost a great public servant, liberty has lost a great patriot, and we who are left behind have lost a great friend."

"He was a champion of our men and women in uniform, veterans and their families."

"Bill Young was my friend. Bill Young was a gentleman in every sense of the word."

"Ben Cardin, I think, is one of the finest legislators and human beings with whom I have had the opportunity to work ever."