Stephen Miller: “I rise instead to add my voice to the remarkable chorus that has echoed forth from this floor to the marble floors under…”

“I rise instead to add my voice to the remarkable chorus that has echoed forth from this floor to the marble floors under Georgia's Capitol dome, a chorus of praise for Paul Coverdell. The pain and the love that the majority leader showed as he made that terrible announcement on the Senate floor touched many hearts in Georgia. The eloquence of Senator Moynihan's tribute still rings in our ears. And the personal tribute from Senator Gramm, a native son of Georgia, I found especially moving. When he spoke of Paul as a man with a thin body, a squeaky voice, but the heart of a lion, heads were nodding and eyes were misting up from the Potomac River to the Chattahoochee River. Then this morning, I sat in the gallery and listened to the outpouring of love and praise you had for Senator Coverdell. On behalf of the people of Georgia, I thank you. I thank you for your words and your tears and your testimony to one of Georgia's finest sons.”