Thomas Foley: “The sugar price, as the gentleman well knows, it is 125,000 metric tons, so nobody runs out to the Publix and buys…”

I don't think you can point to another leader that we have been blessed with in our Nation's history that combines such a strong heart for his people with such a strong backbone for constitutional democracy.

This is a man who stood for the Constitution and civility, from day one of his congressional career to the last day of his last term.

At great risk to himself and a 30-year career, he stood up for the U.S. Constitution and he was vindicated by the Supreme Court that he was right.

A full life is not just about what you do with your years on this Earth, but about how you make people feel long after you've left it.