On the recordSeptember 15, 2004
And I say this, too: Senator Byrd and Senator Stevens did some good work in allowing Members to get to this work, along with you and Senator Daschle, so the whole body should be favorably inclined. This has been hard work. We read off a few words, but it is easier to read them than what it took to write this down. I personally appreciate the work of the two leaders of the Appropriations Committee and the Democratic and Republican leaders in their work.
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