Arlen Specter: “I congratulate all those who worked on this bill. I have already extended my congratulations to my distinguished…”

“I congratulate all those who worked on this bill. I have already extended my congratulations to my distinguished colleague, Senator Harkin. I also thank Senator Byrd and Senator Stevens. We have a very devoted staff. I would like to thank them. For the majority: Ellen Murray who is the majority clerk and an extraordinary worker; Jim Sourwine, Mark Laisch, Erik Fatemi, Lisa Bernhardt, Adrienne Hallett, Adam Gluck, and Carole Geagley. I did not know the majority had so many more than we do. On the minority staff, Bettilou Taylor--Senator Taylor--Mary Dietrich, Sudip Parikh, and Emma Ashburn. This was an extraordinary bill, very complicated, $123 billion, lots of requests, lots of pages, lots of proofreading, and we are glad it is finished. I yield the floor.”