[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18452]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               TRIBUTE TO SENATOR DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the Speaker's announced policy of 
January 19, 1999, the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. McCarthy) is 
recognized during morning hour debates for 2 minutes.
  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I certainly stand here to 
give a tribute to our Senator from New York. I remember when I was 
running for my first election in 1996, the great Senator was assigned 
to me as his ``buddy,'' and I remember going and meeting with you in 
your office and sitting there saying, Oh, my God, I am with Senator 
Moynihan.
  Senator, you have been of great service to New York. You have fought 
for New York, but you also have fought for the country. But one of the 
things I certainly respect about you the most is the way you always 
presented an argument. It was not the partisanship that sometimes we 
see today. You were always a gentleman. You were always someone with 
kind words for everyone, and I think that is something that we should 
all remember.
  We all know about your intellect, we all know about your great words; 
but, really, I think New Yorkers and the country will remember you as 
being the gentleman from New York, and you served your time well.
  Senator, we are going to miss you, but somehow I have a feeling that 
you will always have your hand in New York politics, one way or the 
other. The tributes that you are hearing today can never match the 
words and the deeds that you have done for all of us over the last 25 
years.
  Sir, I hope I can follow in your footsteps just with your wisdom, 
those are big shoes to follow; but someday we are going to have so many 
of us to remember you by.
  Thank you, Senator.

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