[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 159 (Friday, October 19, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S13150]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CONGRATULATIONS TO SENATOR KLOBUCHAR

  Mr. REID. Madam President, the current Presiding Officer joins a very 
elite group of freshman Members who have achieved the distinction of 
presiding in the Senate for over 100 hours.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.
  Mr. REID. I am so happy to announce that Senator Klobuchar achieved 
this distinction today an hour and 5 minutes ago. I congratulate her. I 
am embarrassed to say that as a freshman, we had a large freshman 
class, but I didn't preside for this long. I thought I was here all the 
time. It is really quite a nice award. It is something one can keep 
forever. We have gone to some length to make sure it looks good. For 
the time that I presided over the Senate as a freshman, I really 
learned a lot. One learns Senate procedures, different personalities of 
Senators who come to the floor.
  The Senator from Minnesota is to be commended. She takes good care of 
her State. She goes back often. She has a wonderful family. She does it 
all. She sets a great example for the rest of the people in America, 
but especially she has added so much to the Senate.
  When I first came here, the woman was Mikulski. The woman still is 
Mikulski, but she has a lot of people to help her now. The Senate is a 
much better place with more women. Someday--it won't be in the 
immediate future but not in the distant future--we will have a body 
that will have an equal number of women as men. When that happens, the 
Senate will be a better place. Congratulations.

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