[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 160 (Thursday, November 13, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S12676]
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               THANKS OF THE SENATE TO THE VICE PRESIDENT

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to Senate Resolution 157 introduced earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 157) tendering the thanks of the 
     Senate to the Vice President for the courteous, dignified, 
     and impartial manner in which he has presided over the 
     deliberations of the Senate.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the resolution?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 157) was agreed to, as follows:

                              S. Res. 157

       Resolved, That the thanks of the Senate are hereby tendered 
     to the Honorable Al Gore, Vice President of the United States 
     and President of the Senate, for the courteous, dignified, 
     and impartial manner in which he has presided over its 
     deliberations during the first session of the One Hundred 
     Fifth Congress.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I would like to note at this point in the 
Record that on occasion we do make use of the Vice President's office 
across the hall. He is unfailingly cooperative in making it available 
to Senators on both sides of the aisle. And it has been a pleasure 
working with the Vice President in his role in presiding over the 
Senate this year.

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