[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 26762]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     NOMINATION OF R. LYLE LAVERTY

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, first, I want those in the White House and 
Secretary Kempthorne's office who are watching to know I have done my 
best to clear a man by the name of R. Lyle Laverty, whom Secretary 
Kempthorne badly needs, he says, and I believe that. But I have been 
unable to do that. We have a Member on our side with whom I have worked 
all afternoon. We thought we had it done once, and it did not work out. 
I am confident, though, it will work out as soon as we get back.
  So I hope Secretary Kempthorne recognizes we will do what we can on 
the Monday or Tuesday we get back to see if we can clear this. It had 
not been cleared on the Republican side, but I am sure that is not 
standing in the way. I think standing in the way is one of my Senators. 
We are doing our best.

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