CSPAN U.S. Senate Sen. Leahy D-VT Farewell Speech December 26, 2022
there are some things we experience in life that we can never prepare for, no matter how hard we try. embarking on a life with the person you love is one, having, raising, and loving a child is another, and then there's this one today. i've bean here 48 -- i've been here 48 years. perhaps to the dismay of hundreds of distinguished presiding officers, i've delivered more floor statements. some were more eloquent than others, some less, but i've never delivered a speech like this, and i so appreciate all of you indulging me. my friends and colleagues, marcelle and i have such warm and ...