Tim Scott: “I rise to add my voice to the multitude of voices singing the praises of Ron Brown. With all that has been said about…”

“I rise to add my voice to the multitude of voices singing the praises of Ron Brown. With all that has been said about him in the last 12 days, some may feel that all that needs to be said has already been said; but as we frequently say, all that need to say it have not already said it. The fact is that we have all been affected by Ron Brown's life in general and in unique ways, and feel the need to ensure that the record of his life and his good works reflects some of those unique contributions. For example, Mr. Speaker, the Newport News shipyard in the Third Congressional District of Virginia, which I represent, was a beneficiary of his good works. Even before the collapse of the cold war, the shipyard knew it needed to diversify its business portfolio beyond just military shipbuilding, so it began to revive its commercial shipbuilding program. Ron Brown stood ready when called upon to help the Newport News Shipyard, just as he had helped so many other businesses before.”