Roy Blunt: “first of all, this is the first time I have spoken on the floor when you were in the chair. Welcome to the Senate and…”

“first of all, this is the first time I have spoken on the floor when you were in the chair. Welcome to the Senate and welcome to the presiding chair. I want to talk for a few minutes today about a baseball great, a Missouri great, Stan Musial, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 92. Stan Musial was born in November 1920 in Denora, PA. His title was Stan ``The Man.'' He was the youngest of six children. When he wasn't called Stan ``The Man,'' he was just a guy who worked at a company as a young man, whose dad was a Polish immigrant, whose mother was of Czechoslovakian ancestry, and whose dreams were probably not to become a professional baseball player but who was, indeed, a great athlete from the very start. In his remarks, when he presented Stan Musial the Medal of Freedom in 2011, President Obama said the following: Stan matched his hustle with humility. He retired with 17 records--even as he missed a season in his prime to serve his country in the Navy. He was the first player to make--get this-- $100,000. Even more shocking, he asked for a pay cut when he didn't perform up to his own expectations.…”