House Proceeding 01-13-09 on Jan 13th, 2009 :: 0:18:15 to 0:21:25
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Ben Chandler: i hope we impose a few of those. i think that it's time we stop the credit card gov and that's just the way it is. i yield back. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman, mr. chandler frrks kentuc, is recognized for five minutes. mr. chandler: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker

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Speech By: Ben Chandler

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Ben Chandler: mr. chandler: mr. speak, i rise today in recognition of the now longest serving kentucky senator in the history of the united states senate. this is truly an historic milestone for both the commonwealth of kentucky and senator mitch mcconnell. recently senator mcconnell celebrated 25 years in the

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Ben Chandler: united states senate, surpassing the great senator wendall ford's previous record. by no means is this a small accomplishment as our state has been the home to such noted members of the senate as henry clay, john jay criten done, and john sherman cooper to name a few. the senator did not become the

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Ben Chandler: influential man that he is today without hard work, dedication, and determination. he started his career as an intern on capitol hill, moved to legislative assistant, eventually deputy assistant attorney general under president ford, to county judge executive in jefferson county, the largest county in our state.

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Ben Chandler: all before being elected by the people of kentucky to serve in the united states senate in 1984 . he led his classmates as student body president in college and then went on to be the president of the student bar association and law school. he has garnered the respect of his peers for years so it comes

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Ben Chandler: as no surprise he has risen to be the leader of his party in the senate. an accomplishment only one other kentuckian in history has ever achieved. parties aside, senator mcconnell has fought for what he believes in with the same dedication and fervor as he did when fighting polio in his early childhood.

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Ben Chandler: he can point to a number of achievements, such as aiding struggling kentucky tobacco farmers, orchestrang the tobacco buyout, and providing significant aid to kentucky's colleges and universities. his influence also extends outside the congress and the commonwealth with his work on

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Ben Chandler: the appropriations, agriculture, and rules committees. opposing dictators in myanmar, and fighting for human rights in egypt and cambodia among others. like senator wendall ford, senator mcconnell won his first statewide election by a small margin. but since that time he has

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Ben Chandler: become a mainstay in kentucky. senator mcconnell and i are both students of history. and regardless of political differences, and we have a few of those, i believe it's important to recognize his truly outstanding achievements. mr. speaker, today i ask the house to join me in recognizing