death of my dear colleague, senator kay hagan, and i would ask unanimous consent that these remarks be placed in the appropriate section of the congressional record in which other remarks were made of kay hagan. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reed: kay hagan was an extraordinary individual, a great senator from the state of north carolina. i had the opportunity to express my thoughts to her husband chip, who i talked with yesterday. we will all miss her advocacy, her spirit, her support of military families, small businesses, students, and americans everywhere, particularly in her home state of north carolina. i had the pleasure of serving with her in this body on the armed services and bank committees, and we traveled together to iraq, afghanistan, and pakistan in 2010. all of us here in the senate are saddened by this loss and we send all of our thoughts to chip and her family. i must recall a vivid memory.