[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 17, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S9449]
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  VISIT TO THE SENATE BY EVGENEY S. SAVCHENKO, MEMBER OF THE RUSSIAN 
                                 SENATE

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I have the distinct pleasure of having a 
visitor on the floor of the Senate today, the Honorable Mr. Evgeney S. 
Savchenko, who is a Senator in the Russian Senate. He is also the 
chairman of the agriculture committee, the Committee of the Council of 
Federation for the Agrarian Policy. In other words, it is the Senate 
Agriculture Committee for the entire Russian Federation.
  We are delighted to have Mr. Savchenko here.
  He also holds another position, Mr. President. He is Governor of the 
Belgorod region of the Russian Federation. I thought the occupant of 
the chair might be delighted to know that in Russia, when you are 
elected a Governor of a region or Governor of a state, you 
automatically become a senator. So, therefore, you can fulfill both 
positions at the same time.
  I know the occupant of the chair, in his former life, was the 
chairman of the Agriculture Committee of the House of Representatives. 
So I know that the occupant of the chair, the distinguished Senator 
from Kansas, would have a lot to discuss, I am sure, in terms of 
agriculture with Mr. Savchenko who is the chairman of the agriculture 
committee of the Russian Federation.
  I am delighted to have him here and present on the Senate floor 
today.
  With that, Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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