While one might not always agree with his proposed solutions. the dialogs he initiated served not merely the people of his adopted State. but the entire Nation. And surely he brought to the warp and woof of Senate life. to personal relationships. to his committee work. and to debates. a warm sense of humor and the sum total of his varied life experiences. He could speak as the son of Irish immigrants who had sought the promise of America which was to be fulfilled In their son. and he could speak also as a man who had worked with his hands and who never ceased to identify with the laboring man and the trade union movement. Chairman of the Public Works Conri-. mittee. member of the Labor and Public Welfare Committee and a considerate Senate colleaguein every role he brought to his responsibilities his great fund of knowledge about the issues of our times. and the depth of his sincerity and integrity. To his family. to his many friends. and to the constituents he served so well.
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