Larry Craig: “once again let me compliment my colleague from Illinois for the tremendous work he has done over the last good number of…”

“once again let me compliment my colleague from Illinois for the tremendous work he has done over the last good number of months and years to ultimately bring this resolution to the floor of the U.S. Senate. I have served 14 years in the U.S. Congress. Ten of those years were in the House. From 1982 on, it became obvious to me that unless this kind of change, as proposed in Senate Joint Resolution 41, was brought to the American people that we would never gain control of the Federal budget. So, when I came to the U.S. Senate I was so privileged, I felt, to join Senator Simon, Senator Orrin Hatch who spoke just a few moments ago, Senator Strom Thurmond who, for over 30 years, has stood on the floor of the U.S. Senate and spoken to this issue, and of course Senator DeConcini of Arizona, another outstanding leader on this issue. So we are here this evening to begin what I believe is a momentous debate on legislation that this generation will not only feel the impact of, but generations to come will feel the tremendous benefit of.”