Or: How to really, really overdo it when you want to say:
Senators said they were unhappy to learn that Daniel Inouye had died.Quote:
It was a typical Monday night in the U.S. Senate: Returning to Washington from a weekend at home, senators would quickly enter the Senate Chamber to confirm judicial nominees and depart just as quickly into the cold night.
The vote was scheduled for 5 p.m., but several senators were seen milling about as a delay stretched for more than 40 minutes. By 5:44 p.m., Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) walked out of the Senate Cloak Room and approached Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).
“Inouye just passed away,” Landrieu said.
“Oh my God,” Klobuchar said, putting her hand to her heart.
Landrieu turned next to Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.): “Inouye has passed away.”
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Washington Post]