[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7974]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   CONFIRMATION OF LARRY D. THOMPSON

  Mr. MILLER. Mr. President, I am so pleased that the Senate Judiciary 
Committee has voted unanimously to confirm Larry D. Thompson as Deputy 
Attorney General and that the full Senate also has given its unanimous 
approval to this excellent nominee.
  I was honored to be able to present Mr. Thompson to the Senate 
Judiciary Committee, and I congratulate my longtime friend and fellow 
Georgian on his confirmation.
  I cannot say it more clearly than this: President Bush could not have 
made a better choice in nominating Larry Thompson as Deputy Attorney 
General of the United States.
  I have had the pleasure to know Larry Thompson for several years. He 
is the consummate professional: quiet yet strong, a legal scholar who 
exercises enormous common sense, a man who will put principle ahead of 
politics every time. He is a man of great substance and little ego. He 
is not one to grandstand or grab headlines.
  Mr. Thompson brings to the Department of Justice a solid record of 
experience. He has built a reputation as a tough prosecutor, an adept 
litigator, a respected scholar and a skilled manager.
  More importantly than that, Mr. Thompson comes with no agenda. He 
will base every decision on what is right, not what is popular or 
politically expedient. He will bring to the Justice Department the same 
wisdom, the same thoughtfulness, and the same steady demeanor upon 
which he has built his stellar career.
  In short, Larry Thompson is a man of impeccable credentials who will 
serve the Department of Justice and this Nation very well.

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