News & World Report less than 2 years ago. Senator Javits highly complimented the U.S. Senate and its legislators whom he recognized as having become "specialists in different fields." This made the congressional process "far more sophisticated." he said. and led to better debate which is the "heart of the legislative process." He was the son of an immigrant janitor. who grew up in a tenement on the Lower East Side of New York and helped support his family by working with his mother to sell dry goods from a pushcart. and became one of the best. most effective. and most influential Senators in the history of this country. He touched us all with his work. his dignity. and his belief in the goodness of man. Said Senator Javits: My own philosophy is that you dont really belong to yourself.
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