Al Franken: “So he was a lieutenant governor too--OK. So he is the most qualified. This is what it is like when we are together.…”

“So he was a lieutenant governor too--OK. So he is the most qualified. This is what it is like when we are together. Being a Senator, a lot of people ask: Is being a Senator as much fun as working on ``Saturday Night Live?'' The answer of course is no. It is not close, but it is the best job I have ever had. It means so much to us what we can do for our State, and no one knows more about his State--and I know Mary Landrieu is sitting here, no one knows more than Mary and Mark--and that it is an incredibly long flight he took every weekend to go back to Alaska. Minnesota had a happy warrior, one of the great, great Senators who has ever served this body, Hubert Humphrey. We may have noticed during Mark's speech he teared up a few times, the most when he was talking about his wife. That is good for you. That works out well. But Hubert Humphrey said: ``A man who has no tears has no heart.'' This man has a tremendous heart. Humphrey was a happy warrior, and this guy is a happy warrior--and you brought joy, humor, and optimism to this body, and I thank you, my friend, for that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Louisiana.”