    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2007, Book II)]
    [November 26, 2007]
    [Pages 1493-1494]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on Senator C. Trent Lott's Decision
    Not To Seek Reelection
    November 26, 2007

        For more than three decades, Trent Lott has been an outstanding
    advocate in the United States Congress for the people of Mississippi.
    With service in the Republican leadership in both the House of
    Representatives and the Senate, he has skillfully advanced legislation
    and effectively championed key principles of our party, including low
    taxes and a strong national defense.
        Trent has worked to enhance the economic vitality of our Nation and
    his home State throughout his career. By focusing on the important
    defense, transportation, infrastructure, agricultural, and educational
    needs of Mississippi, he has helped bring new development and
    opportunity to his constituents.
        Throughout his service, Trent has always been a leader, someone his
    colleagues have known they could count on to stay true to his
    principles, while working cooperatively to achieve results for the
    American people. Trent enjoyed bipartisan respect because of his
    reverence for the institutions of Congress and because Republicans and
    Democrats knew they could count on him to keep his commitments and his
    word. His immense talent will be missed in our Nation's Capital.
    Laura and I wish him and his wife Tricia all the best.

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