[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14647]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   CONCERN FOR SENATOR PAUL COVERDELL

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I want to express the sorrow that is in 
my heart, and I know in the hearts of all of my colleagues and, indeed, 
everybody who works in the Senate, about the sad news of the unexpected 
ill health of our friend and colleague, Senator Paul Coverdell of 
Georgia. My heart and my prayers go out to him, his family, his staff, 
his constituents, and all of the many people who care so much about our 
good friend. He will be in our hearts and in our prayers. I know I 
speak for all of my colleagues when I wish him a speedy recovery.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maine is recognized.
  (The remarks of Ms. Collins and Mr. Craig pertaining to the 
introduction of S. 2879 are located in today's Record under 
``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

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