Frank Pallone: “let me just say about the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Hefner), I know a lot has been mentioned about his years of…”

“let me just say about the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Hefner), I know a lot has been mentioned about his years of service and his sense of humor and his musical abilities, and all those are certainly true, but I just want to say, I have only been here 10 years, but I have noticed on many occasions both within our Democratic Caucus as well as on this House floor where his statements have been crucial in swaying the Members of this body to vote a certain way or to support certain legislation. In many ways he has been one of those people that is sort of the conscience of this body and particularly of our Democratic Caucus. I know that has been recognized, but I do not know if it was mentioned today. We will sorely miss him because of what he contributes to this body and to our Democratic Caucus.”