[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6831]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            MORNING BUSINESS

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                SENATOR LEAHY JOINS THE 13,000 VOTE CLUB

   Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, in the entire history of the U.S. Senate, 
only eight Senators have cast 13,000 votes. Today, our honorable 
colleague, Senator Leahy, has become the ninth Senator to do it.
  Mr. President, I congratulate the distinguished senior Senator from 
Vermont upon achieving this monumental milestone in his life and 
career. As a 34-year veteran of the Senate, and as chairman of the 
Senate Agriculture Committee and chairman of the Senate Judiciary 
Committee, Senator Leahy has already provided invaluable service to his 
state and our country.
  Now he has become a member of one of the most exclusive clubs in our 
country, ``U.S. Senators who have cast 13,000 votes club.''
  As the charter member of this exclusive club, I welcome Senator Leahy 
into it.

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