[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 185 (Friday, December 18, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S8869]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THANKING SENATOR HATCH

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, while Senator Hatch is still on the floor, 
I thank and congratulate him on his work with regard to the tax 
provisions we just voted on. I am a proud member of the Senate Finance 
Committee. Senator Wyden and Senator Hatch, working together in the 
best tradition of the Senate, were able to bring out an incredibly 
important bill that will add predictability to our Tax Code and to 
provide, I think, the right incentives for growth.
  I thank the Senator for the work, and I am proud to serve on the 
Finance Committee.
  Mr. HATCH. If the Senator will yield for a comment.
  Mr. CARDIN. I am pleased to yield to my friend.
  Mr. HATCH. I thank the Senator. He is one of the really good people 
in this body. I am so grateful he is on the Senate Finance Committee. 
We have a lot of good people in this body, but the Senator from 
Maryland is one of my favorite people. He works hard, he is very 
articulate, he is very intelligent, and although he is too liberal for 
me, he works hand-in-glove with the rest of us on the committee to make 
things work. Frankly, if I were from Maryland, I would probably be as 
liberal as he is. All I can say is that he is a great man to work with, 
he is a great man in the Senate, and I happen to care a great deal for 
him.
  Mr. CARDIN. Once again, I thank my friend from Utah. We share a lot 
of the same objectives for a strong nation and moving our country 
forward. I think that is reflected in the bill we just voted on, the 
Omnibus appropriations bill.

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