Kay Bailey Hutchison: “I want to end this session of this week by once again remembering our colleague, John Chafee. We started this week…”

“I want to end this session of this week by once again remembering our colleague, John Chafee. We started this week, Monday morning, with the tragic news of the passing of clearly one of the most beloved of all Senators sitting in this Chamber. During the week, Senator Chafee's desk has been draped in black with flowers on his desk. We have all talked in this Chamber about this wonderful man. We have all related so many of the great deeds he did, from his service in World War II to his service in the Korean war as a marine who truly exemplified what 'Semper Fi' means. We have talked about what a wonderful human being he was and I think have renewed our efforts to make this a more civilized Senate because of him. Today the people of Rhode Island began to pay their respects to their former Governor and their three-term Senator. He is lying in state as I speak in the capitol he loved so much. All of us remember when he announced that he would not seek reelection. He simply said: 'I want to go home.' John Chafee is home.”