[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 22082]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



       THE MARRIAGE OF PATRICK JOHN McGONIGLE AND JENNIFER BRAVO

 Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I rise to note briefly the union 
of two talented and beloved people, Mr. Patrick John McGonigle and Miss 
Jennifer Bravo. On this Saturday past, following a nine-year courtship 
begun at their alma mater, Saint Louis University, the couple were wed 
in resplendent fashion among friends and family in New Orleans.
  Mr. President, over my twenty-three years in the United States 
Senate, it has become increasingly acceptable to decry the loss of 
virtue in our young--to suggest that television, popular culture, et 
al., have conspired and, indeed, triumphed over American values. Anyone 
who knows Patrick and Jennifer and their loving families or fortunate 
enough to attend their beautiful ceremony would surely dispute such a 
view.
  Mr. President, I extend my sincerest congratulations to the newlyweds 
and wish them the greatest luck as they embark this most cherished 
journey.

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