Clinton, Biden Say Goodbye to the Senate

'I'll always be 'a Senate man,'' says VP-elect
By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 15, 2009 12:54 PM CST
Clinton, Biden Say Goodbye to the Senate
Secretary of State designate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and her daughter Chelsea Clinton, background, listen to introductory remarks during her Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton said farewell to the Senate today as they prepare for their new jobs in the Obama administration. Clinton said she was “gratified” by her 16-1 confirmation as Secretary of State by the Foreign Relations Committee, and she thanked her colleagues for being “wonderful teachers and mentors," Fox News reports.

“I may not have always been a New Yorker,” Clinton said, “but I know I will always be one.” Biden, true to his reputation for longwindedness, gave a 39-minute speech touching on many points from his 36-year Senate career. “I may be resigning from the Senate today, but I will always be ‘a Senate man,'” he said. “Except for the title ‘father,’ there is no title, including vice president, that I am more proud to wear than that of United States senator.”
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