before I begin I would like to thank the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner) our esteemed chairman of the Committee on Science for his guidance and thoughtfulness in helping me construct this very fine bill and amendment but more importantly I would like to join the chorus of those who have indicated his outstanding work, and I am proud to be a cosponsor of the bill to which we are going to amend this legislation. But I think the highest sense of praise comes not only from his colleagues but having been out in San Francisco this past year attending a convention, to hear Bill Joy from Sun Microsystems stand up and say that this bill that was put forward by our chairman is clearly the most outstanding IT bill of its kind ever put forward before the United States Congress. I think that is high praise from someone who clearly understands technology and its importance.
On the recordFebruary 15, 2000
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Acknowledging contributions to a bill during a discussion on technology legislation.
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