On the recordOctober 15, 1998
I want to add one note. I have never seen a more diligent Senator than Senator Thurmond has been in opening the Senate. He and Senator Byrd are living institutions. They have reverence for this institution. Many times, Senator Thurmond had been up late, had committee hearings, had been involved in moving the Thurmond bill, which was the armed services authorization bill, and had worked well into the night for a year. But when the Senate would open at 8:30, 9 o'clock, or 9:30, he was in the Chair and always very kind to our Chaplain. That exemplifies what the Senate should really be like. So I add my special appreciation to the President pro tempore.
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Trent Lott
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