III 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 409 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 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

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.