On the recordJanuary 7, 1997
I have never known any majority leader or minority leader to transgress upon the confidence of the membership in giving its acquiescence to the request. It is just that I thought there could be such a situation. I thought we ought to try to clarify it and thus prevent some future misunderstanding. I am satisfied with what has been said. In recent years, we have allowed too much gathering of staffs and too many conversations to go on in the rear of the Chamber, and it does not do the Senate credit. I can remember when we had no benches; we even had no seats in the rear of the Chamber.
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