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Trent Lott: I have been here 25 years as a Member of the House and Senate and 4 years before that as a staff member. I have never…

On the recordMay 22, 1998
I have been here 25 years as a Member of the House and Senate and 4 years before that as a staff member. I have never seen a highway bill that was done any differently than this. Maybe this one is even a little better. I was getting calls at my home last night until 11:30. Senators were involved, Congressmen--negotiations going on right downstairs. There have been staff members and Senators and Congressmen coming in and out of there. I know the Senator from Alaska, as chairman of the Appropriations Committee, has seen the computer runs previously.
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Trent Lott

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Discussing the process of negotiating a highway bill.

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