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William H. Frist: “I do again want to emphasize what the distinguished assistant minority leader has said. What the American people see and…”

On the recordOctober 10, 2004
I do again want to emphasize what the distinguished assistant minority leader has said. What the American people see and what our colleagues see on the floor is a tiny portion of what is going on, whether it is the pages, law enforcement, Capitol Police, and the hundreds of staff people who are here to make this operation work, from early this morning until late tonight, and they will actually be here well after we close down. So we do want to express our appreciation, especially on this weekend when it is not totally unprecedented, but it is very unusual.
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William H. Frist
Tennessee

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Expressing appreciation for the staff and law enforcement working during a busy weekend.

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