[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 27]
[House]
[Page 36193]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE TRENT LOTT

  (Mr. BARTON of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I hadn't intended to give a 1-
minute today, but I just got off the telephone with one of my dear 
friends, the Senator from the great State of Mississippi, the Honorable 
Trent Lott.
  Today is his last day in the United States Senate. After a 
distinguished career in both the House of Representatives and the U.S. 
Senate, he is resigning effective, I assume, today or tomorrow, 
whenever the other body goes out.
  I have known Trent Lott for the 23 years that I have been in the 
House of Representatives. When I first got elected, he was the minority 
whip here in the House. He is one of the wisest, in terms of political 
knowledge, men that I have ever been around in my political career. He 
is a great guy personally. He has a great family. He has served not 
only his State, but his country, with exemplary distinction for the 
many-odd years that he has been in the House and the Senate.
  We are going to miss the Honorable Trent Lott of the Magnolia State 
of Mississippi, and I want to wish him and his family the very best 
this holiday season and in the years ahead.
  God bless Trent Lott and his family.

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