Arlen Specter: “This Sunday, May 10, 1998, the U.S. Senate will lose its last 30-something Member--that is someone who is in the…”

“This Sunday, May 10, 1998, the U.S. Senate will lose its last 30-something Member--that is someone who is in the thirties-- because our colleague, Senator Rick Santorum will turn 40. Already, in a few short years, Senator Santorum has distinguished himself by building a solid record of legislative achievement in both the House of Representatives and in the U.S. Senate. As Senator Santorum passes this personal milestone, I would like to make a comment or two about him. He was born on May 10, 1958, in Winchester, VA, the son of an Italian immigrant. In 1965, the family moved to Butler, PA. He had a distinguished career at Penn State, worked for Senator John Heinz, then moved on to the University of Pittsburgh where he earned his M.B.A., and then to the Dickinson School of Law where he earned a J.D. He served six years as a top aide in the Pennsylvania State Senate, and then worked four years as an associate at the Pittsburgh law firm of Kirkpatrick and Lockhart. In 1990, Senator Santorum took on a campaign for the Congress and defeated a seventh-term incumbent at the age of 32.”