[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 36, Number 30 (Monday, July 31, 2000)]
[Page 1672]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on the Selection of Zell Miller To Be Senator From Georgia

July 24, 2000

    Georgia Governor Roy Barnes has exercised great wisdom in selecting 
former Governor Zell Miller to fill the Senate seat of the late Paul 
Coverdell. Zell Miller will continue to demonstrate the same devotion to 
the citizens of Georgia and our Nation that was the hallmark of Senator 
Coverdell's Senate career. Having established himself as one of the 
greatest Governors in Georgia history, Zell returned to his first love, 
teaching college. He now comes to Washington out of a profound sense of 
duty to his Nation and the people of his State.
    His commitment and accomplishments in education have rightly earned 
him the title, ``the education Governor.'' I was so impressed with the 
HOPE scholarships he began in Georgia that I took the program national, 
giving millions of young people the opportunity to pursue their dream of 
a college education. Zell Miller has also been a leader in the areas of 
economic development, crime prevention, and social justice. In every job 
he has ever held--as a U.S. marine, college professor, Lieutenant 
Governor, and Governor--Zell Miller has put the interest of hard working 
families first. I believe he will be a great United States Senator, and 
I look forward to working with him.