[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16865]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Republican leader is recognized.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I just want to say also--and I will have 
more to say about the resolution in a moment--how much I appreciate the 
work yesterday that was totally nonpartisan, totally cooperative from 
the leadership on the Democratic side of the aisle and on this side of 
the aisle and with the House of Representatives. That was the right 
thing to do. It was done. Senator Daschle was there. He made decisions 
that were appropriate after consultation--and some of them were tough--
that even sometimes had to be modified later because events kept 
changing. I express my appreciation to him for that.
  Also, this resolution today is bipartisan and bicameral; the same 
resolution will be considered in the House of Representatives. It is a 
good resolution. I believe it is strong. It is important that the 
American people and the world know that is the way we are proceeding. I 
thank Senator Daschle for his cooperation.

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