[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 38 (Monday, March 4, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S1616]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                      Tribute to Richard C. Shelby

  Mr. President, I will conclude my remarks on that, but I would like 
to take one other moment.
  At this point, I want to take this opportunity to congratulate my 
friend and my Senate colleague Richard Shelby.
  Yesterday, Sunday, March 2, he became the longest serving Alabama 
Senator in history, beating the record of the late-Senator John 
Sparkman, who was a Vice Presidential nominee.
  Senator Shelby's legacy in Alabama is unparalleled, beginning over in 
the House of Representatives, when he was first elected to this body in 
the election of 1986, taking office in January of 1986. He is leaving a 
remarkable mark on Alabama every day that he is in the U.S. Senate.
  There are so many things that the people of Alabama are thankful for. 
I can assure you, I am both thankful and honored to be in the Senate 
with him and to serve alongside him.
  Thank you.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Georgia is recognized.
  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to be recognized 
for 2 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.