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Mitch Landrieu: “I wanted to rise as a Member who served with Senator Thomas on the Energy Committee, someone who worked fairly closely…”

On the recordJune 5, 2007
I wanted to rise as a Member who served with Senator Thomas on the Energy Committee, someone who worked fairly closely with him, although we are not of the same political party, to reiterate just a few things about his character. This life we choose to live in public life is not the easiest life to live, and sometimes it is harder on our families than it is on us individually. It is a life that we choose because we want to serve our constituents. We believe we can do that job.
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Paying tribute to Senator Craig Thomas during Senate floor remarks.

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