William Helms: “before I plead on this amendment, I have been around this place for quite a while. Before I came to the Senate as a…”

“before I plead on this amendment, I have been around this place for quite a while. Before I came to the Senate as a Senator, I had the honor of serving with two Senators as administrative assistant. Time after time, at the conclusion of long arduous debate and votes on various issues, a parting ``thank you'' is made to the staff people who did most of the work. I talked to Senator Biden and told him I want to do it now before we begin to sign off. He suggested that I go first. Admiral Nance, sitting back there, with the white hair, that young man, he and I were boyhood friends back in Monroe. Adm. James W. Nance, the chief of staff of the Foreign Relations Committee; Tom Klein; Mark Theissen; Steve Biegun; Marshall Billingslea--particularly Marshall Billingslea--Colleen Noonan; Beth Wilson, and the rest of the Foreign Relations Committee staff. Senator Kyl has three remarkable young people: David Stephens, John Rood, and Jeanine Esperne. Senator Craig has Yvonne Bartoli and Jim Jatras. I want to thank, in particular, some people from the outside who helped enormously in our trying to build a case to protect the American people from the extravagances of this treaty.”