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Members of the Senate Family today and many of us have lost a dear friend. We are brokenhearted at the news former senator hagan passed away at the age of6. 66. I spoke to her husband a few hours ago and i told him from the moment i first met kay hagan a new shoe special. She remained that way every day since. She was an amazing force , never allow that only strong. D, and a kindhearted person to tell me he and k just had a wonderful weekend of dinner , wedding and surrounded by friends and famil family. She got to spend some time with joe biden who was in town and ship said she was beaming. I take some comfort in knowing that. In fact it reminded me how she lived her life. She was never one to let sometimes painful realities of politics get her down. Over a decade i knew her as a state senator and candidate and senator and former senator who returned to private life without an ounce of regret. Or ill will i never heard her once complain because she was never sour or sarcastic or dejec
You have become a labor day tradition for us. Welcome. First, background, is born and raised in southwestern pennsylvania where he followed his father and grandfather into the coal mines and worked his way through college and law school. He is a graduate from penn state. Graduation, he joins a legal staff of the United Mine Workers and became president of the age of 33. Since 1989, he spent working on the executive council and elected president of the federation in 2009. There on the record here, no live blogging or tweeting. In short, no filing of any kind while its underway. Once the session ends, you can file away. We will email pictures to all the reporters here as soon as it ends. If youd like to ask questions, send me a signal and i will call on you as time permits. If you like to make a brief opening remark, the floor is yours. I cant believe its been 11 years. Thats incredible. You say happy early labor day to everybody here. I want to thank you for hosting us. I want to thank