John Tanner said "I don't have or didn't have a closer friend in Congress than Paul Gillmor. He was not only an extraordinarily talented individual who made people comfortable around him, but he also had a leadership quality that I observed up close and personal many, many times in these NATO meetings. It hasn't been all that easy the last few years. There has been unrest in the alliance. And Paul was chairman of the Economics and Security Committee during part of that time, and I was a member and succeeded him as chairman. And it was an easy transition from the standpoint that Paul had gained so much respect from our European allies and colleagues that it was easy for us to run that committee in a way that I think was constructive. He was extraordinarily dedicated to his family. He talked about them all the time. And beyond that, he was a man that had a well-grounded sense of himself." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 5, 2007

I don't have or didn't have a closer friend in Congress than Paul Gillmor. He was not only an extraordinarily talented individual who made people comfortable around him, but he also had a leadership quality that I observed up close and personal many, many times in these NATO meetings. It hasn't been all that easy the last few years. There has been unrest in the alliance. And Paul was chairman of the Economics and Security Committee during part of that time, and I was a member and succeeded him as chairman. And it was an easy transition from the standpoint that Paul had gained so much respect from our European allies and colleagues that it was easy for us to run that committee in a way that I think was constructive. He was extraordinarily dedicated to his family. He talked about them all the time. And beyond that, he was a man that had a well-grounded sense of himself.

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John Tanner

Tennessee

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Editor's note · Context

Paying tribute to the late Congressman Paul Gillmor during a floor speech.

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