[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 76 (Friday, June 12, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S6274]
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                          TOBACCO LEGISLATION

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I see our colleague and friend from 
Arizona in the Chamber at this time. I just want to join with the 
others in commending him for his leadership on this issue, on tobacco 
legislation. I think he has really been a very important and powerful 
voice in moving this process forward, and we certainly hope under his 
leadership we will move towards a successful conclusion in this next 
week.
  I yield the floor.
  Mr. McCAIN addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona.
  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak in 
morning business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. McCAIN. I thank the Senator from Massachusetts for his kind 
remarks. As always, I am very appreciative. Sometimes, as he knows, it 
helps me a little more if he criticizes me from time to time, which he 
also does from time to time. I thank Senator Kennedy for his 
involvement in this issue. He has been in the Chamber talking about it 
quite a bit. Obviously, Senator Kennedy has not agreed with me on 
certain aspects of the bill, but we are in agreement--in fact, I think 
it is important that those who watch this debate understand that we are 
all interested, on both sides of the aisle, in trying to resolve this 
issue because we are concerned about our children and the fact that, as 
we know, teenage smoking in this country is on the rise.

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