[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11141]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING HOWARD BAKER

  Mr. HATCH. Madam President, before I begin, I want to pay tribute to 
my friend and former colleague Howard Baker. I was honored to work with 
him in the Senate and later worked closely with him when he was 
President Reagan's White House Chief of Staff. He loved the Senate, and 
he built an impressive leadership role as majority leader. He was a 
skilled negotiator, an honest broker, an effective legislator, and a 
great steward of this institution.
  I offer my deepest condolences to his wife Senator Nancy Landon 
Kassebaum Baker, an incredible woman, a dear friend, and a respected 
colleague as well. It was truly a privilege to learn from and serve 
alongside Howard, and I know I am far from alone among his many friends 
and colleagues in missing him deeply. We miss Nancy too. It was 
wonderful to see the two of them together. They cared a great deal for 
each other. He was a wonderful man, she is a wonderful woman, and I 
personally love both of them. We will miss him.

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