06.10.15

McConnell on the Retirement of the Librarian of Congress, Dr. James Billington

‘Congress is grateful to have had an institution like Dr. Billington in its service for nearly three decades, and we wish him the best as he looks towards a new chapter in his life.’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued the following statement regarding the retirement of Librarian of Congress Dr. James Billington:

“I join the rest of the Senate in wishing the very best to the Librarian of Congress, Dr. James Billington, in retirement. Rarely do you meet one man who can say he’s been a Princeton valedictorian, a Harvard professor, a Rhodes Scholar, an expert on the Kremlin, and a veteran, but that’s Dr. Billington — and he’s got more than 40 honorary doctorates to top it off. I know he’s proud of his many initiatives to expand the reach and relevance of a library he’s referred to as the ‘greatest collection of knowledge and copyrighted creativity in human history.’ Congress is grateful to have had an institution like Dr. Billington in its service for nearly three decades, and we wish him the best as he looks towards a new chapter in his life.”

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