January 2, 1971
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TRIBUTE TO SENATOR STEPHEN YOUNG
HON. EDMUNDS. MUSKIE OF MAINE IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES Saturday, January 2, 1971
Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I regret that I was not present last Monday to join with my colleagues in paying tribute to Senator STEPHEN YOUNG. However, in no way do I intend to let this absence prevent me from speaking out today in honor of this most remarkable man.
STEPHEN YOUNG was elected to the Senate in 1958, the year when I, too, first came to the Senate. As a Member of the class of 1958 which has come to mean so much to me, STEPHEN YOUNG, my friend, will be sorely missed.
Yet we will all miss the contributions of STEPHEN YOUNG, our colleague.
His voice in the Senate has been a constant reminder that the job of a Senator is to speak out against injustices, and to lead, not merely follow, in the formulation of public opinion.
His voice has been raised against Democratic and Republican policies alike – wherever he felt that the interests of a special few were being protected to the disadvantage of the interests of the many.
He has often been abrasive in his comments.
But we could always be sure that whatever STEVE said was done so out of his conviction – and I am paraphrasing him now – that he would rather be right than Senator.
I have read the comments of my colleagues in tribute to STEVE YOUNG, and there is little that I can add.
Except to say that STEPHEN YOUNG is a remarkable human being.