[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. Res. 409 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 409

Commending the service of the Honorable Trent Lott, a Senator from the 
                         State of Mississippi.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 18, 2007

  Mr. McConnell (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
 Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Allard, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, 
Mr. Bennett, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, 
   Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burr, Mr. Byrd, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Coburn, 
   Mr. Coleman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
 Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
Dorgan, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Graham, 
    Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. 
   Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
  Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
  Lugar, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
Mikulski, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Nelson 
     of Nebraska, Mr. Obama, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
 Rockefeller, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
 Shelby, Mr. Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stevens, 
   Mr. Sununu, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. 
    Warner, Mr. Webb, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commending the service of the Honorable Trent Lott, a Senator from the 
                         State of Mississippi.

Whereas Chester Trent Lott, a United States Senator from Mississippi, was born 
        to Chester and Iona Watson Lott on October 9, 1941, in Grenada, 
        Mississippi;
Whereas Trent Lott was raised in Pascagoula, Mississippi, attended public 
        schools, and excelled in baseball, band, theater, and student 
        government;
Whereas after graduating from Pascagoula High School, where he met his future 
        wife during band practice, Trent Lott enrolled in the University of 
        Mississippi in 1959;
Whereas Trent Lott pledged Sigma Nu, rising to become its president; formed a 
        singing quartet known as The Chancellors; and was elected ``head 
        cheerleader'' of the Ole Miss football team;
Whereas upon graduating college, Trent Lott enrolled in the University of 
        Mississippi Law School in 1963, excelling in moot court and as president 
        of the Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity;
Whereas upon graduating from law school in 1967, Trent Lott practiced law in 
        Pascagoula, then served as administrative assistant to United States 
        Representative William Colmer until 1972;
Whereas upon Congressman Colmer's retirement, Trent Lott was elected to replace 
        him in November 1972 as a Republican representing Mississippi's Fifth 
        District;
Whereas Trent Lott was reelected by the voters of the Fifth District to seven 
        succeeding terms, rising to the position of minority whip and serving in 
        that role with distinction from 1981 to 1989;
Whereas Trent Lott was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1988 and reelected three 
        times, serving as chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and 
        Administration from 2003 to 2006;
Whereas Trent Lott was chosen by his Senate Republican colleagues to serve as 
        majority whip for the 104th Congress, then chosen to lead his party in 
        the Senate as both majority leader and minority leader from 1996 to 
        2003;
Whereas Trent Lott was chosen by his peers to serve as minority whip for the 
        110th Congress;
Whereas Trent Lott's warmth, decency, and devotion to the people of Mississippi 
        and the country have contributed to his legendary skill at working 
        cooperatively with people from all political parties and ideologies;
Whereas, in addition to his many legislative achievements in a congressional 
        career spanning more than three decades, Trent Lott has earned the 
        admiration, respect, and affection of is colleagues and of the American 
        people; and
Whereas he has drawn strength and support in a life of high achievement and high 
        responsibility from his faith, his beloved wife Tricia, their children, 
        Tyler and Chet; and their grandchildren: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) notes with deep appreciation the retirement of Chester 
        Trent Lott;
            (2) extends its best wishes to Trent Lott and his family;
            (3) honors the integrity and outstanding work Trent Lott 
        has done in service to his country; and
            (4) directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy 
        of this resolution to the family of Senator Trent Lott.
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