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Harry Flood Byrd: “I thank the Senator for his kind felicitations. The aisle, may I say, separates us. But friendship is not separated by…”

On the recordApril 14, 1994
I thank the Senator for his kind felicitations. The aisle, may I say, separates us. But friendship is not separated by an aisle, and he and I do not always vote together, as no other Senator and I vote together always. But there are many times when I do vote with the Senator and I have an admiration for him. He is my friend. And he contributes a great service to the Senate. Sometimes he makes us vote on matters we do not want to vote on, but I honor him for that. And that is what we need. Sometimes we need to screw up the courage to vote on tough issues, and I am proud that he makes us do it.
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Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia

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Expressing admiration for a fellow Senator and the importance of voting on tough issues.

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