[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 20238]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, before we go out, I wanted to take a minute. 
We started the day in the Senate by my talking about Senator Daschle, 
the majority leader, and the difficult situation in which he found 
himself when a number of his employees tested positive for anthrax.
  As the day draws to a close, I want on behalf of the entire Senate to 
express our appreciation, the Senate's appreciation, for Senator 
Daschle and how he has handled the day. It has been a remarkable period 
of leadership.
  I have been involved in government most all my adult life, but his 
performance--and I say that in a most positive way--has been just 
exemplary today in the briefing we held down on the first floor today, 
with all the Senators, with Senator Daschle leading that discussion, 
with all of the personnel of the Senate there assembled, and his 
actions in reminding us we are Senators, that we are leaders, and we 
should act accordingly. Senator Daschle has had a lot of fine moments. 
But that was one of his finest. I am very proud of him. As I say, I 
speak for the entire Senate regarding how he has handled himself 
through this very difficult time. He has a burden when he doesn't have 
anthrax in his office. But pile that on his shoulders and it is a 
difficult situation.
  Like the Tom Daschle we all know, he came through with flying colors. 
I say to my friend, the Presiding Officer, who is Senator Daschle's 
fellow Senator from the State of South Dakota, I am sure I speak for 
you and every person in South Dakota, when I say how fortunate they are 
to have this fine man representing them in the Senate.

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