Alan Simpson: “let me just say a word about my friend, David Pryor. David Pryor has determined that he will now retire from the Senate…”

“let me just say a word about my friend, David Pryor. David Pryor has determined that he will now retire from the Senate, and we came here together. We came here in the class of 1978. There was a class of 20, the largest class ever to come into the U.S. Senate at one time, 11 Republicans and 9 Democrats. We were very close. Those of us who are still here are still very close. In fact, in January of this year, the remaining group of us met together and had dinner together with our spouses, and shared the attitude of how can we make the place work a little better instead of just chopping ourselves to pieces, as we sometimes do. But that goes with the territory. That is politics. It was always a little rough and tumble, and it still will be, and ever shall be, world without end. But David Pryor and Barbara--and there is a remarkable woman. She has chosen to take a little of a secondary role in the life of this wonderful man. Let me tell you, she is in every sense as much a part of David's success in life and fiber as my own wife, Ann, is of mine.”