[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 11, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S5093]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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              IN HONOR OF SEN. BIDEN ON HIS 10,000TH VOTE

 Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I join my colleagues in recognizing 
Senator Biden for his 10,000th vote in the United States Senate.
  I am proud to serve with Senator Biden on the Foreign Relations 
Committee, where he is the ranking Democrat Member. Senator Biden has 
set many records in the Senate. I would like to squelch the rumor, 
however, that he sets a record every time he speaks.
  I am just in my third year as a United States Senator. Senator Biden 
is in his 27th year in the Senate. But in the time Senator Biden and I 
have served together on the Foreign Relations Committee, I have gained 
great respect for his wisdom and deep understanding of international 
issues. Senator Biden understands that there is no such thing as a 
Republican foreign policy or a Democrat foreign policy. There is only 
an American foreign policy. He has worked closely with Presidents in 
both parties. And he reaches out across the aisle to work as well with 
our Chairman, Senator Helms, as he does with his junior colleagues.
  Last year, Senator Biden was a leader in the historic expansion of 
NATO to include three former Warsaw Pact nations. This Congress he 
joined with Senator McCain in sponsoring a resolution authorizing the 
use of all necessary force to win the war in Kosovo. Through his 
leadership, Senator Biden displays the kind of courage that earns him 
respect from all of his colleagues, even when they disagree.
  I am proud to call Joe Biden my friend and colleague. America is 
proud to call him a United States Senator.

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