[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 206 (Monday, December 7, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S7228]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                       Remembering Paul Sarbanes

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, last night we received the sad news 
that a former colleague of ours, one of our finest, Paul Sarbanes, had 
passed away.
  While our time in the Senate only overlapped for one term, Senator 
Sarbanes made a deep impression. Known as the ``stealth Senator,'' he 
was low-key but extremely effective. He was a leader on a wide-ranging 
group of issues, from environmental stewardship, to consumer privacy, 
to anything having to do with his home State of Maryland. He was very 
soft-spoken, but he had determination like iron and worked and worked 
and worked on issue after issue until he achieved his goals.
  We mourn the passing of this beloved former colleague and this 
consummate Senator.