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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell delivered these remarks on the Senate floor today.

I’d like to start by acknowledging the news from last week that three of our colleagues will be leaving us when their current terms expire. Senator Hutchison has been a trusted advisor of mine, a leader in the Senate, and a dear friend. Senator Conrad has been a leader on the budget, he’s done a lot to alert the country to the fiscal problems we face as a nation; and Senator Lieberman has been a consistent and courageous leader on defense and national security issues. We'll be sorry to see them go. They've all been a real credit to this body.

Now, every grade-schooler in America knows that all three branches of the federal government in Washington are equal. But as every member of Congress quickly learns, the President sets the agenda. And never is that more apparent than on the day of the State of the Union address.

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