Senate Proceeding on Jan 15th, 2009 :: 4:30:20 to 4:32:30
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John Kerry: that and will vote resolution for approval. with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. mr. kerry: mr. president, ask unanimous consent that these comments be as if in morning business and appear at

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Speech By: John Kerry

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John Kerry: appropriate place biden the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kerry: i thank the chair. mr. presiden the -- at least for me, it is hard to imagine the senate without joe biden. at least as a senator here on the floor in the thick of the fray.

4:30:46 to 4:31:06( Edit History Discussion )

John Kerry: and that's not jt because he came here as a kid, so to speak, not just because he chaired some of this institution's most important because of this particular moment that we find ourselves in in the country. this is the kind of legislative moment that joe biden loves to

4:31:07 to 4:31:27( Edit History Discussion )

John Kerry: be in the middle of legislating. obviously we take a very special pride in knowing that one of our own is about to become vice president. and while president of the senate, for once i actually wish dick cheney was right and that joe was stale part of the legislative branch -- was still a part of the legislative branch. but make no mistake, the

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John Kerry: senate's loss is president obama's and the country's gain. joe will bring a terrific strategic thinking and legislative experience to the challenges that we face. this is a special moment in so many ways, and it's an emotional moment. i've known joe since we were both kids in terms of this journey.

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John Kerry: since we first ran for office in 1972. we learned abo then, reading the press clips of each other's races, hearing stories from mutual friends and joint campaign workers. the coentional wisdom that year held that joe couldn't win his race against an incumbent, boggs, who had been in office

4:32:10 to 4:32:30( Edit History Discussion )

John Kerry: and winning elections in delaware for 26 years. i was, on the other hand, favored to win mine, and true to conventional wisdom it turned out exactly the opposite way. to this day, i like to kid our longtime friend, our mutual friend john martilla, who was deeply involved in both of our races back then that if he had just spent a little more time in