[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 23155]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                 THANKING THE ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, the assistant majority leader is 
becoming the conscience of this Senate. It is a thankless task to say 
no on bills as popular as the Agriculture bill--something that was 
important for my State. I voted for it and I respect it. I think it is 
also important if we are going to have any respect for our ultimate 
budget requirements, the people in our leadership need to stand up and 
speak out, and I appreciate him doing so. He provides great leadership 
for us.

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