[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 27163]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         THANKING SENATE STAFF

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I send another resolution to the desk on 
behalf of myself and Senator Daschle and ask for its immediate 
consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 392) tendering the thanks of the 
     Senate to the Senate Staff for the courteous, dignified, and 
     impartial manner in which they have assisted the 
     deliberations of the Senate.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 392) was agreed to, as follows:

                              S. Res. 392

       Resolved, That the thanks of the Senate are hereby tendered 
     to the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the 
     Senate, the Secretary for the Majority, the Secretary for the 
     Minority, and the floor staff of the two parties for the 
     courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which they have 
     assisted the deliberations of the Senate during the second 
     session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I want to just expound a bit on this 
resolution. We are deeply indebted to these staff members, including 
those at the table in front of us. They are so efficient. They are so 
informed. They save us many times from ourselves. They are here early. 
They are here late. And, of course, all of the clerks, the 
Parliamentarians, and the representatives who are here do a magnificent 
job. We do not always say we appreciate it enough, but we do. We could 
not make it without them.
  This resolution is the very least we could do to say we appreciate 
them.
  Mr. DASCHLE addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic leader.
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, again, I want to identify myself with the 
remarks of the majority leader. These staff are the best there could 
be. I thank them, on behalf of the entire Senate, for their hard work, 
for their professionalism, for the level of commitment they make each 
and every time they come to work. I thank them for what they do. There 
are so many ways we ought to stop throughout the year and express 
ourselves in as heartfelt a way as we can, but at least now at the end 
of this Congress, we ought to say--with an exclamation point--thank 
you.
  Thank you for what you do. Thank you for who you are. Thank you for 
what you give each and every day.
  Mr. REID addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Nevada.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be added as a 
cosponsor to each of these resolutions that have just been offered: S. 
Res. 388, S. Res. 389, S. Res. 390, S. Res. 391, and S. Res. 392.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The 
Senator from Nevada will be added as a cosponsor to the resolutions.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, those are all of the resolutions we have at 
this time.
  I know the distinguished Senator from Alaska, the chairman of the 
Appropriations Committee, will probably have some remarks about the 
bill we have been working on for so long now.
  We have a few other items.

                          ____________________