Charles Rangel: “Two minutes, Mr. Speaker, how do you talk about Patrick Moynihan in 2 minutes? It would take 2 minutes to thank Liz for…”

“Two minutes, Mr. Speaker, how do you talk about Patrick Moynihan in 2 minutes? It would take 2 minutes to thank Liz for allowing you to do all the wonderful things that you have been able to do: Only in America. It makes us so proud, those of us that come from the great State of New York, to know that someone that could attend a high school like Ben Franklin, know Hell's Kitchen, know what it is like to shine shoes and work on the docks, and at the same time, be able to reach the intellectual heights that you have done, not just for New Yorkers or the Senate, but for America. It gives hope to everybody in this country, but especially throughout the world, to show that when one is given an opportunity, that maybe they cannot reach the same heights that you have, but it is possible to do it in the United States of America. Your eloquence and wit, combined with your ability to defy party labels, whether it is liberal or conservative, you have always been able to do and to say and to be appreciated for what is good for the country.”