Senate Proceeding on Mar 10th, 2011 :: 0:42:35 to 0:46:09
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Jerry Moran: quorum call: a senator: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to dispense with the quorum call. the presiding officer: the senator from kansas is recognized, without objection. under the previous order, the se recognized for 15 minutes. mr. moran: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak to the senate up to 25 minutes. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. moran: mr. president, thank you.

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Speech By: Jerry Moran

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Jerry Moran: i'm humbled today to deliver my initial and very first speech on the floor of the united states senate and to discuss a topic of vital importance to our country's future: our nation's fiscal health. mr. mon: it's a privilege to join the members of this chamber and to work alongside my friend of nearly 40 years and

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Jerry Moran: colleague, senator patts. we met some time ago when i came to washington, d.c. as a summer intern, the summer of 1974 and watergate, for a congressman named sebelious, and my colleague, pat roberts, was his chief of staff and has been my friend since. i'm also humbled to follow in the footsteps of governor sam brownback and the many who came

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Jerry Moran: before him and whose names are etched in this desk where i now stand. i'm mindful of their service and particularly that of senator bob dole, who served kansans for nearly three decades in this seat. during the nearly 36 years on capitol hill, senator dole became known as the leader who worked relentlessly to forge

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Jerry Moran: alliances to pass -- in order to pass significant legislation. today he serves as a role model for those who have dedicated their lives to public service. i thank senator dole for his call yesterday wishing me well today, but i thank him more for his distinguished service to our country and to kansans. i know the love and respect that the people of his hometown of russell have for him and i will

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Jerry Moran: work to honor his legacy. i grew up just down the road from bob dole's hometown in a smaller town, plainville. a place where folks know their neighbors and look after them. much of what i know about people i learned early in my life by working at the local hardware store, the swimming pool, the drug stock, and on my paper route -- drugstore, and on my

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Jerry Moran: paper route. i learned that there is good in every person and that satisfaction in life comes from what you do for others rather than what you do for yourself. i learned that each family's joys and sorrows are increased and diminished when they're shared with their neighbors and friends. and i learned what it means to put others first, just as my mom

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Jerry Moran: and dad always had. i was fortunate to grow up with loving parents who taught me the value of hard work, the importance of education and the necessity of integrity. in fact, they once made me return the three cents i'd found when i turned in a pop bottle from my neighbor's back porch. my dad, a world war ii veteran, worked in the oil fields of western kansas and my mom, who

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Jerry Moran: grew up in the depression, was the laid you paid your light bill to. they were my boy scout leaders and my sunday schoolteachers and they always encouraged me to do my best. my parents worked hard, avoided debt, paid their bills and wanted to make sure my sister and i would have the chance to pursue our dreams. i was also fortunate to have

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Jerry Moran: many teachers who instilled in me a love for learning and a desire to explore the world beyond our city limits. as a kid, i enjoyed reading about politics and history and government, and people like my fourth grade teacher, mrs. pruder, helped me to dwp an todevelop an interest in our country and public service. because of my teacher's interest in me, i'm part of the first

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Jerry Moran: generation in our family to attend and graduate from college. nothing in my background would suggest that i would have the opportunity to serve as a member