[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2870-2871]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          REMEMBERING JUSTICE
                             ANTONIN SCALIA

  Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, today I wish to remember Justice Antonin 
Scalia and thank him for his service to the Supreme Court and the 
country.
  Justice Scalia was a first-generation American, and his life was a 
testament to the American dream. A student of

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history and the law, Antonin Scalia had a commitment to public service 
that culminated in his appointment as an Associate Justice of the 
Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan in 1986.
  Justice Scalia served on the Court for almost 30 years and in that 
time made many important contributions to our legal system. While he 
had firm convictions, he also loved people and never let ideas get in 
the way of friendship, most notably with fellow Justice Ruth Bader 
Ginsburg.
  Senator Margaret Chase Smith once said: ``Public service must be more 
than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete 
dedication to the people and to the nation.''
  Justice Scalia believed in that complete dedication. Our thoughts and 
prayers remain with his family at this time, and we thank him and them 
for his service.

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