On the recordMay 20, 2004
on the night of September 11, I began to think about what might happen if this institution were to perish in an attack, and I asked, who should we talk to to learn the answer to that question? And the answer to that was Charlie Johnson. Charlie, I want to thank you and your entire staff for your help on that issue but, more importantly, for how you help us every single day. People around the country see us disagree and bicker all the time here, and they say is there not anything you people can agree on? Today, my friends, we have agreed on something. We have agreed to honor this magnificent individual, his service to our country and the principle of the rules that keep our democracy, our Republic, and this great body functioning. I thank you, Charlie, and I thank my colleagues for their great words today. God speed, Charlie.
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