[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19578]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     THANKING APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE STAFF FOR HOMELAND SECURITY 
                          APPROPRIATIONS BILL

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I take this opportunity to commend the 
hard-working members of the staff of the Appropriations Committee for 
assisting in the passage of the Homeland Security appropriations bill 
last night.
  For over 3 days we were on the floor debating the bill and 
considering amendments. They did a masterful job helping guide those of 
us who were in charge of managing the bill along the path toward final 
passage.
  I also thank the President pro tempore, the distinguished chairman of 
the Appropriations Committee, for his active involvement in helping to 
bring that bill to final passage. And my friend from West Virginia, the 
ranking minority member of the subcommittee, and his able staff all 
worked hard to help guide this bill through the subcommittee, the full 
committee, and then, even though we had disagreements on a number of 
subjects during the consideration of the bill on the floor, the Senate 
worked its will. We passed the bill, and I know we will go to 
conference with the House.
  But those members of the subcommittee staff I particularly want to 
single out for praise and my expression of appreciation this morning 
are: Rebecca Davies, Carol Cribbs, James Hayes, Les Spivey, Rachelle 
Schroeder, Josh Manley, and our intern Ferriday Mansel. I am deeply 
grateful to them.

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