[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S379]
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                            Valentine's Day

  Mr. TILLIS. Mr. President, when I look back at the 8 years I have 
been in the Senate, I can think of a lot of things I like about this 
job. I have really gotten to know staff on both sides of the aisle, a 
lot of Members on both sides of the aisle, being coached more than once 
by Elizabeth and Leigh on parliamentary procedure and rules of the 
Senate--those are all things I like about the Senate. But every year on 
this day, there is one thing I don't like about the Senate, and that is 
because 2 out of the last 10 years, Senate business has brought me here 
instead of being home with my wife on Valentine's Day.
  Mr. President, my wife and I have been married for 36 years, and our 
first two babies--our two babies were born in Atlanta, GA, the 
Presiding Officer's great State. My wife Susan has been my valentine 
for 36 years, and I am away from her once again.
  So if it wasn't a violation of the rules, I would pick up a sign just 
like this that says ``I love my wife, and I wish her a happy 
Valentine's Day,'' but that is against the rules, so I am not going to 
do that. Instead, I am going to say: Susan Tillis, I love you, and 
thank you for 36 great years.
  Thank you, Mr. President.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection.
  The Senator from Indiana.