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Chuck Schumer: If my colleague will briefly yield, again, I thank him, as I have before, for his leadership, for his steadfastness.…

On the recordJune 18, 2002
If my colleague will briefly yield, again, I thank him, as I have before, for his leadership, for his steadfastness. This is not an easy issue. This is not one where you can go home and make a stem-winder of a speech. It is not a crowd pleaser, but it is necessary. His leadership on this has been top of the line, and I thank him for it and hopefully we can work together and get a law.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Expressing gratitude for a colleague's leadership on a challenging legislative issue.

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