senator baker and john rice erwin attended. according to the museum of appalachia, five cuttings have been successfully propagated from the museum magnolia in 2009, john rice gave a second cutting to me which is planted at our home in blunt county. we, in turn, have given cuttings to graham and cindy hunter in knoxville and denise and steve smith in franklin. their trees are growing tall in the tennessee soil from which the jackson magnolia came from 80 years ago. while we look back at the long life of the jackson magno lynch a, -- magnolia we can look are forward to its children and grandchildren's growth. i ask to include the article from "the washington post" on december 26 describing the history of the jackson magnolia. i yield the floor. mr. scott: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. scott: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i have one request for a committee to meet during today's session of the senate. it has the approval of the majority and minority leaders. the presiding offi