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Mark Warner: “And spare us from some of your wrath and your ability to drive those delegations to utter exhaustion to perform our…”

On the recordJune 22, 2006
And spare us from some of your wrath and your ability to drive those delegations to utter exhaustion to perform our official duties and perhaps such other things that we did at other times, mostly related to history. How lucky we all are to have served with Senator Byrd. But above all, it is what he has taught us by way of dignity and honesty, or as MacArthur said: ``Duty, honor, and country.''
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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