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Pete Domenici: Then, might I say to Senator Bumpers, that aisle, from your podium on down here to the first step into the well, is…

On the recordOctober 10, 1998
Then, might I say to Senator Bumpers, that aisle, from your podium on down here to the first step into the well, is going to get a deserved rest when you leave. That aisle and the carpet there is going to take a new breath and say there is nobody walking up and down on top of us, because Dale Bumpers is not walking, walking the floor there as he delivers his eloquent speeches on the Senate floor. I only say that by way of the great respect we have for the way you talk to us, and talk to the American people. I am very pleased that you used that little 30 feet of carpet and hall as your place to talk.
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Pete Domenici

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Paying tribute to Senator Dale Bumpers during a Senate floor speech.

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