[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2424]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       COMPLIMENTING SENATOR BYRD

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I compliment my colleague from West 
Virginia for his, as usual, eloquent, intelligent, and thoughtful 
words. I always consider myself lucky when I happen to be on the floor 
when the Senator from West Virginia speaks. He is a great leader and a 
great role model for some of us newer Members.
  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I thank the distinguished Senator from New 
York. I pride myself on being surrounded by very fine men and women who 
chose to give their time and tolerance and service to the Senate--the 
only Senate of its kind that has ever been created. Among those 
Senators is the distinguished junior Senator from New York. He has not 
been in this body long. He was in the House for a considerable time, so 
he comes here with a wealth of experience. He is one of the most 
articulate Members of this body, and I am extremely grateful for the 
kinds of things he says so many times about me.
  I think it was Mark Twain who said he could live for 2 weeks on a 
good compliment. The distinguished Senator from New York has equipped 
me to keep on going for at least another 6 months. I thank him.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I will try harder, because if it is only 
6 months, I have failed in my duty. I will try to keep it going for 
years and years. Again, I appreciate those words coming from a man I 
greatly admire, the Senator from West Virginia.

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