[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18454]
[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. Lowey) is 
recognized during morning hour debates for 3 minutes.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in tribute to a great public 
servant and a dear friend, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. It is hard 
to believe, but we know you are going to stay fighting with us all this 
time.
  Senator Moynihan has served our country honorably through more than 4 
decades of public life and four distinguished terms as Senator from New 
York. I want to especially salute Liz, our friend, your soulmate, your 
champion, your partner, your friend and fighter for all the causes that 
are good in New York and this country. We know you are going to 
continue to fight with us, Liz.
  As a New Yorker, it has been an honor to be represented by Senator 
Moynihan; and, as a Member of Congress, it has truly been a privilege 
for me to work with him. A leading advocate for New York's renowned 
medical schools and teaching hospitals, Senator Moynihan has fought 
tirelessly to make sure that New York receives the Federal health care 
dollars that it deserves.
  As a member of the Irish caucus, I have seen firsthand Senator 
Moynihan's passionate commitment to establishing peace with justice for 
the people of Northern Ireland. Senator Moynihan has also worked 
relentlessly to strengthen the United States-Israel relationship and to 
bring peace to that troubled region.
  Yet Senator Moynihan's storied legislative career, numerous political 
appointments and 62 honorary degrees are only part of what makes him so 
remarkable. Anyone who has had the pleasure of his company or the 
opportunity to work and fight by his side knows that his eloquence, 
intellect and dignity have made him a model leader for all Americans 
and a venerable advocate for the people of New York.
  Indeed, Senator Moynihan has been a guiding light on so many issues 
critical to the American landscape, perhaps nowhere more evident than 
his lifelong commitment to ending poverty in this country. With his 
incisive intellect, his boundless passion, Senator Moynihan has worked 
tirelessly to speak for those who have no voice and to mend the social 
fabric of our Nation.
  I know I speak for all New York and the Nation when I say that this 
institution will lose a brilliant mind when Senator Moynihan retires 
next year, but we will continue to have your brilliant mind in fighting 
with us on all these critical issues that mean so much to New York and 
this country.
  I will always treasure the time I have served with and have been 
represented by my good friend, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. We wish 
you well. Godspeed to you, Liz, as well.

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