[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17627]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



              SENATOR SLADE GORTON'S 100TH PRESIDING HOUR

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, it is a long-standing tradition in the 
Senate to recognize and honor those Senators that serve as presiding 
officers of the Senate for 100 hours in a single session of Congress. 
Today, I have the pleasure to announce that Senator Slade Gorton is the 
latest recipient of the Senate's coveted Golden Gavel Award.
  This Golden Gavel Award is not the first or even the second for 
Senator Gorton but is the sixth. Senator Gorton is the first Senator in 
the history of the Golden Gavel Award to attain the six gavel mark. 
This is a great achievement.
  On behalf of the Senate, I extend our sincere appreciation to Senator 
Gorton and his staff for their efforts and commitment to presiding 
duties during the 106th Congress.

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