Joe Barton: “I have known Trent Lott for the 23 years that I have been in the House of Representatives. When I first got elected, he…”

“I have known Trent Lott for the 23 years that I have been in the House of Representatives. When I first got elected, he was the minority whip here in the House. He is one of the wisest, in terms of political knowledge, men that I have ever been around in my political career. He is a great guy personally. He has a great family. He has served not only his State, but his country, with exemplary distinction for the many-odd years that he has been in the House and the Senate. We are going to miss the Honorable Trent Lott of the Magnolia State of Mississippi, and I want to wish him and his family the very best this holiday season and in the years ahead. God bless Trent Lott and his family.”