Cord Byrd: “before I make a request, let me congratulate the Senator from Missouri. He is a good member of the Appropriations…”

“before I make a request, let me congratulate the Senator from Missouri. He is a good member of the Appropriations Committee. He works hard. He is a productive member. I have a great deal of admiration for him and for the work he does. I say the same about my friend, the Senator from Maryland. She has done tremendous work on this bill. It is the VA-HUD bill. She always applies her total energies and talents to working on this measure. With her good work and cooperation, the manager of the bill, Mr. Bond, has been able to bring the bill to the floor. He has done great work. I do not want to take away from his work. I want to add to it, and so I compliment him. As I understand it, there are seven amendments at the desk that have been cleared on both sides?”