María Elvira Salazar: “I wish to provide a note of commendation for the junior Senator from Tennessee. We have long known his work as Governor…”

“I wish to provide a note of commendation for the junior Senator from Tennessee. We have long known his work as Governor of Tennessee, where he worked hard on behalf of land and water issues. It was through his leadership and the leadership of both Democrat and Republican colleagues on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that we were able to accomplish what is only seldom done in Washington, DC; that is, the production of a bipartisan piece of legislation that is a very good beginning for energy policy framework for the 21st century. I acknowledge the great contributions to that effort on the part of Senator Alexander and all the members of the Energy Committee. I thank the Senator. I yield the floor.”