Reed, Whitehouse plan tribute to Pell on Senate floor
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U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse this afternoon plan to pay tribute to the late former U.S. Sen. Claiborne Pell from the floor of the U.S. Senate, according to Whitehouse's office. At 5:15 p.m., R.I. Democrats Reed and Whitehouse expect to deliver remarks and offer a Senate resolution honoring the life and work of the longtime Democratic lawmaker and diplomat, who died last week at the age of 90. The two were among the hundreds attending the funeral for Pellyesterday for the former Rhode Island senator. Also attending were former President Bill Clinton, Vice President-elect Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., who each eulogized Pell. 
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