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Patrick Leahy: “Thad Cochran is as close a friend as I have ever had in the Senate. We have traveled together overseas. I have traveled…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2007
Thad Cochran is as close a friend as I have ever had in the Senate. We have traveled together overseas. I have traveled to Mississippi with him. He explained to me I had to slow down my speech a little bit. He has come to Vermont with me. My late parents used to tell me what a nice young man he is. I know how much my mother and father enjoyed meeting him not only in Vermont but in subsequent visits to Washington. I recall what Senator Stennis once said of Senator Cochran: He is a Senator, all in capital letters. You could hear John Stennis's voice boom over here: He is a Senator's Senator. He is a Senator. Most importantly to me, he is my good friend.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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Paying tribute to Senator Thad Cochran during a Senate floor speech.

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