On the recordJune 3, 2013
Thank you to my colleagues from New Jersey and in the House of Representatives. Once again, I stand here in almost over a year with sorrow in my heart. The New Jersey delegation has lost another great member. Senator Lautenberg had been an example to me over the course of his career. I'd seen him in many instances in Newark and in other settings, and he always had a common message to young people. It was that there was nothing special about me that you could not do this yourself. If you applied yourself in school, worked hard, honored your country, and did the things that were right, one day you could be in this position as well. Frank Lautenberg embodies what a New Jerseyan is. So look at his career. Look at his life. He is a true New Jerseyan. He will sorely be missed in this delegation, in this House, in this Congress, and in this country. My condolences to his family on this sad occasion.
