[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 155 (Friday, December 15, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S11852]
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                      THANKING THE VICE PRESIDENT

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I send a resolution to the desk on behalf of 
myself and Senator Daschle and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 389) 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.

  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. 389) was agreed to, as follows:

                              S. Res. 389

       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 second session of the One Hundred 
     Sixth Congress.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, let me note that the Vice President, Al 
Gore, a former Member of this body, served the Senate. I served with 
him here. I served with him in the House. He has served his country so 
well for a long time. He, probably more than most Vice Presidents, did 
spend time up here. On a few occasions, he did have to come and break 
ties. Generally, I did not like that, but he was prepared to do that.
  He served his country so well, and a simple resolution of this nature 
is not adequate to express the appreciation of the Senate and of our 
Nation.
  Mr. DASCHLE addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic leader.
  Mr. DASCHLE. I will have more to say about that matter at another 
time. But let me also, again, associate myself with the remarks of the 
majority leader, except to say I was delighted he was there in the 
chair to break those tie votes on occasion.
  He has served his country well in so many roles over the years, 
including his years in the Senate, both as a Senator and as the 
President of the Senate. We congratulate him and thank him for his 
work, as well.

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