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Haley Stevens: I repeat that. We are blessed with probably the hardest working staff in the Congress. I am grateful to my great friend…

On the recordJuly 31, 2002
I repeat that. We are blessed with probably the hardest working staff in the Congress. I am grateful to my great friend and chief assistant, Steve Cortese, for his work. But I would say this to the Senator from Nevada. For those of us who served in uniform, I think the greatest privilege there is is being able to manage this bill because it affects the people who have followed us, being willing to take up arms to defend our country. I know of no better group to work with and no group that really needs our help more than they do. I thank the Senator for his kindness. We would pay you for the job. It is like flying. I used to tell people they are paying me to fly and I would have paid them to let me fly. But I would pay for this job. It is an amazing, amazing feeling to know we can accomplish some of the things we did tonight.
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Haley Stevens
Democratic · Michigan

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Expressing gratitude for staff and discussing the importance of a bill related to veterans.

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