Pete Sessions: “I will be pleased to yield. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to make an…”

“I will be pleased to yield. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to make an observation rather than ask a question. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, William has many friends in the Senate, both Senate staffers and Members of the Senate. I was listening to my friend from Alabama discuss William's distinguished career on my television monitor, and I decided to come over and make an observation, if it is appropriate. I remember running into William one time. I said: What is your principal duty with Senator Sessions? He said: Well, it's to keep him from drifting off to the left. I say to our friend William: You have done a good job of keeping Senator Sessions from drifting off to the left. You have had a distinguished run here in the U.S. Senate, and I am sure I am not the only Member of the Senate who hopes we will see you again in public service some day. I wish you well in your new endeavor. Mr. President, I yield the floor.”