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William H. Frist: “I just wanted to thank Chairman Enzi for his tremendous leadership. So many people have been thanked over the course of…”

On the recordAugust 3, 2006
I just wanted to thank Chairman Enzi for his tremendous leadership. So many people have been thanked over the course of the night, and it has been a very productive 4 weeks. But if you look at the committee chairman, he has probably been the busiest just overseeing the greatest number of bills, and then on top of that, having a very challenging conference, as we have all seen. It started with pensions, and for a period developed into about three or four other issues. I just wanted to thank him for his work, his tremendous work, his dedication, his passion, his independent but dedicated thinking where he listened to everybody and to his staff who have been tremendous on this particular bill, a very difficult bill, the pensions bill. So on behalf of all of us, we thank Chairman Enzi.
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William H. Frist
Tennessee

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