Claudia Tenney: “We really appreciate Ms. Comstock's kind words. And now Barbara is my mentor, as well as one of the early women…”

“We really appreciate Ms. Comstock's kind words. And now Barbara is my mentor, as well as one of the early women Republicans who has been an inspiration and a hard worker and really instrumental in coming up with great legislation and really leading our communities. One of the great honors, I got to be with Ileana, actually, in, as I said, the Tibetan Government in exile. I know we have a couple of Members we are waiting to come in. We had to change our time, but we have another Member. Before we get to him, I just want to say a couple of things. I got to travel to the amazing Tibetan Government in exile, and, obviously, to meet the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, India, and was greeted by amazing students. It was just a life-changing experience, and to be able to go there with Ms. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, our wonderful Congresswoman. We were able to get these scarves. I am going to wear this in honor of Ileana. It is called the khata, and it is a Tibetan Buddhist scarf. When you are handed this scarf, the words are ``tashi deley,'' which the children in Tibet and everyone greets you with when you go there. It is such an amazing experience. I want to wear this scarf in honor of Ileana. And, also, I might add, it is very long, and Ileana is not as tall as I am, so we had to fold her scarf up a couple of times so she wouldn't drag it on the floor.…”