Pete Domenici: “I rise to thank Msgr. Peter Vaghi for leading the Senate in prayer this morning and to tell the Senate that Reverend…”

“I rise to thank Msgr. Peter Vaghi for leading the Senate in prayer this morning and to tell the Senate that Reverend Vaghi and I have been friends for a long time. We met in a casual way, as commuters on a train. A few years after that, Father Vaghi decided to continue his education and to seek to be a priest, and, for three summers, while he was getting educated, I had the luxury and privilege of having him work summers in my office. I found him to be an extraordinary human being. As I saw his extraordinary qualities then, I am privileged, from a distance, to watch those extraordinary qualities develop as he attempts in his ministry to lead people in the way of the Lord. I am very grateful that he chose to come today, and I thank our Chaplain for inviting him. I yield the floor.”