Trent Lott: “I want to thank all the parties involved, including the two Senators from Nevada, for their fairness and knowing how…”

“I want to thank all the parties involved, including the two Senators from Nevada, for their fairness and knowing how important this is to them, and for the involvement of the Senators from Alaska and Idaho, for their work. My colleague from Nevada is absolutely right to say that Senator Daschle was helpful in this. In fact, he first initiated the idea on how this might be handled. It took a lot of discussion and coordination on your part. He has been involved in a constructive way. I appreciate that type of work across the aisle. That is how we get things done in the best interests of our country. I yield the floor.”