[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 198 (Monday, November 15, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8065]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                        Tribute to Patrick Leahy

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, earlier today, our distinguished 
President pro tempore, the senior Senator from Vermont, announced he 
will conclude his incredible run of Senate service. Senator Leahy plans 
to retire at the end of next year, at the conclusion of his eighth 
term.
  Senator Leahy has served Vermonters in the Senate for longer than 
anyone in the State's history. Of course, he has also become an all-
star Senate institution in his own right. I think particularly of the 
opportunities I had to work with Senator Leahy when we were sharing 
leadership of the Appropriations Subcommittee for State and Foreign 
Operations.
  It is hard to imagine the Senate without Pat and his lovely wife 
Marcelle. For now, I just want to salute our colleague on the occasion 
of his announcement and add my congratulations on his remarkable career 
thus far.