Harry Reid: “I did not want the night to pass without everyone understanding how we feel about Senator Inouye. In fact, he is one of…”

“I did not want the night to pass without everyone understanding how we feel about Senator Inouye. In fact, he is one of the most revered people in the history of the Senate. I do not know of anyone I have ever heard who has said an unkind word about the Senator from Hawaii, Mr. Inouye. Just because we were silent earlier today does not negate the strength of the feeling we have for Senator Inouye. In the time I have served in the Senate, there is no one I respect or admire more than the Senator from Hawaii, Mr. Inouye. The work he has done on this bill is as exemplary as the work he has done as a Senator.”