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I ask unanimous consent to speak for 10 minutes when the afternoon votes are concluded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank my friend Mitch, and I thank my friend Chuck for their remarks. I will have more to say to them later. On March 9, 1967, Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr., the newly elected Senator from Tennessee, made his maiden address, his first…

I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized to speak for as long as I may require. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________