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On the recordJune 5, 2008
First, let me join in the condolences for our colleague, Senator Thomas. Let me also recognize what for many of us is a sad anniversary of a day when one of America's brightest lights was extinguished and a distinguished Member of this body was lost. You have heard him described as a good and decent man who saw wrong and tried to right it, saw suffering and tried to heal it, saw war and tried to stop it.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Offering condolences and reflecting on the legacy of Senator Thomas.

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