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Trent Lott: “Senator Byrd, I want to note, when you enter my young grandson's room, on the wall to the left, in a beautifully framed…”

On the recordJune 30, 2000
Senator Byrd, I want to note, when you enter my young grandson's room, on the wall to the left, in a beautifully framed device is the fantastic speech that you gave on the floor. It will always be there. What you had to say was so beautiful to say about our grandchildren, and about his birth, and quotes from the Bible, quotes from history. Anybody who thinks there is not a bipartisan spirit around here needs to know that there is no quote from the Republican majority leader in my grandson's room. The only speech in his room is the speech from that great Democrat of West Virginia, Robert Byrd.
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Trent Lott

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Acknowledging Senator Byrd's impactful speech during a discussion on bipartisan spirit.

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