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Kendrick Meek: I just want to say that you have increased our stock. To have a chair of a full committee with us two days in a row and…

On the recordOctober 4, 2007
I just want to say that you have increased our stock. To have a chair of a full committee with us two days in a row and to have a cardinal to join us at the last minute, even though a member of the 30 Something Working Group here on the floor with Mr. Ryan and myself, I mean, in the light of other Members, they really may feel we have moved up in the world to have these two gentle ladies here with us but yet powerful.
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Kendrick Meek
Florida

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Acknowledging the presence of influential committee members during a floor discussion.

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