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Jay Inslee: “I would just like to report from the Democratic cloakroom that when we saw this spontaneous tribute to the gentleman…”

On the recordNovember 14, 2002
I would just like to report from the Democratic cloakroom that when we saw this spontaneous tribute to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Hansen), somebody said, You know, he is a really nice guy, and there was universal shaking of the heads affirmatively. That is the highest praise. This has been a tremendous opportunity to work with the gentleman, Mr. Chairman, and Utah is a beautiful state and you have made it a little nicer being such a gracious person here.
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Jay Inslee
Democratic · Washington

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Paying tribute to Mr. Hansen during a floor speech.

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