[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 201 (Thursday, December 20, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7964]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO BILL NELSON

  Mr. ROBERTS. Madam President, I thank Senator Nelson for that 
touching story.
  That would be a Christmas present for not only you but for anybody 
who has heard the circumstances.
  I, too, remember having the privilege of being in public service with 
President Reagan. He had a human quality that was second to none.
  I thank you, Bill, for your service--we used to be on Armed Services 
together, fighting the battles--but more especially for being a friend. 
You always had a smile on your face. I probably didn't when we got on 
the elevators together.
  You would say: Pat, what is wrong?
  I wouldn't want to go into anything, but I would think, why am I so 
glum if Bill Nelson is stuck on ``happy'' all the time?
  It was the Florida sunshine, I guess.
  I thank you for the privilege of being in public service with you, 
sir. Best wishes for your future, which I know will be very good and 
very bright, and thank you for that story, which is a great Christmas 
story. Repeat it often, sir. Thank you.

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