Stephen Miller: “I thank my colleagues and those who loved Paul so much for their moving and heartfelt remarks this morning. We find it…”

“I thank my colleagues and those who loved Paul so much for their moving and heartfelt remarks this morning. We find it hard to believe that a year has passed since our friend and colleague, Senator Paul Coverdell, died so very unexpectedly. I remember that day vividly. I was at home in Young Harris. When I heard it, I immediately turned on the television, and I watched many in this Chamber, in tears and in disbelief, pour out their hearts in tribute to this good man and this great public servant. I will never forget one of the things Senator Gramm said about that frail body that had within it the heart of a lion. That described Paul Coverdell so very well. The shock and the sadness I felt on that day a year ago remain with me until this day. Georgia, and America, lost one of its greatest public servants in Paul Coverdell--as has been said, a decent, soft-spoken workhorse who was always there and who always put people first and politics second. In a public career spanning more than three decades, from the Georgia Senate, where I served with him for 12 years and knew him so well, to the Peace Corps, and then the U.S. Senate, in all of those positions, Paul served with great dignity. He served with great ability, and he earned the respect of everybody who knew him or saw him or watched him along the way.”