Senate Proceeding on Oct 2nd, 2008 :: 3:21:52 to 3:27:19
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Michael Crapo: him on his retirement. mr. president, i thank the presiding officer, and i yield the floor. and i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr.

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Speech By: Michael Crapo

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Michael Crapo: president? the presiding officer: the senator from idaho. a senator: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: i ask to speak in morning

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Michael Crapo: business for up to 10 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: thank you very much, mr. president. mr. crapo: as the 110th congress comes to a close, a chapter in idaho politics also

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Michael Crapo: comes to a close. after serving in public office in the idaho state legislare from 1975 to 1981 and then in the house of representatives from 1981 to 1990, and, finally, in the united states senate from

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Michael Crapo: 1991 to 2009, my colleague, senator larry craig, is retiring from elective office. over the years he has doggedly pursued initiatives important -- important to idahoans. our colleagues here in the senate

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Michael Crapo: know senator craig's work over the years, ensuring that the united states agriculture community has the support needed to thrive and to continue ensuring our food security. and playing a major role

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Michael Crapo: in our global economy. our colleagues know about senator craig's consistent stand on public lands. his unflinching defense of private property rights and reliably supporting those who are caretakers

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Michael Crapo: of this invaluable national resource. our colleagues know senator craig's stalwart defense of the second amendment rights and the tireless call for a balanced budget and for lower taxes. our colleagues

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Michael Crapo: here in the senate know that senator craig has on a number of occasions reached across the aisle to promote bipartisan legislation. our colleagues in the senate know and have depended on the leadership

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Michael Crapo: exhibited over the years by man with humble beginnings, born in a small idaho town on a family farm, where he returned after college until the people washington counties elected him to represent him

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Michael Crapo: in the idaho state legislature. what might not be so well known about the senior center from idaho is his commitment to adoption, to our youth, to community service, to our veterans and to our seniors.

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Michael Crapo: senator craig's three children are adopted. over the years he became a congressional leader in promoting adoption and working on policy initiatives that help adoptive parents and young children needing

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Michael Crapo: to find loving homes. and he helped found the congressional coalition on adoption. senator craig did not only champion adoption here in congress, he took a strong leadership role in the congressional

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Michael Crapo: awards foundation. thth is an outstanding program that encourages young people to set high goals, to work toward them, and then when they achieved these goals, it gives this body the opportunity to

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Michael Crapo: recognize their extraordinary accomplishments. the sense of community service that this program grows in young people imparts a life-long sense of civic duty and responsibility. in short it grows great

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Michael Crapo: americans. speaking of great americans, senator craig has been a champion of veterans as well. prioritizing their changing needs over the years an helping remind all of us that when a man or woman

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Michael Crapo: defends the united states of america, that individual deserves to have this nation care for them in their return and in their time of need. a believer in bringing washington to idaho, senator craig

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Michael Crapo: has hosted over 200 town hall meetings since his election to the united states senate. he's also made national priorities that will involve idaho and his priorities, namely, the department of energy

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Michael Crapo: and defense operations and research at the idaho national laboratory. the mountain home air force base in gallon field for the home of the idaho national guard. senator craig has not only supported children,

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Michael Crapo: young people, the military, and our veterans, he's also worked to champion the cause of the aging, serving on the special committee on aging and keeping important senior issues at the forefront of

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Michael Crapo: our legislative policy. senator craig's public service demonstrates a rich history of strong, conservative leadership, characterized by an unapologetic defense of the democratic ideals of private property

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Michael Crapo: and personal liberty woven together with an abiding and proactive concern for those without a voice here in washington. idahoans across the state have come it know that they can depend on senator craig

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Michael Crapo: to defend their economic well-being and their values. it's been a privilege for me to serve with senator craig during my time in the congress. and i will wish him and his wife, susan, well as they

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Michael Crapo: enter this new chapter in their lives. thank you, very much, mr. president. i yield back my time. mr. president, i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll.

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Larry Craig: quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senior senator from idaho. a senator: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer:

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Speech By: Larry Craig