He likes to negotiate and obviously, he has a great sense of humor which is very disarming to others, but he knows the legislature, he knows the process, he knows the leadership in the legislature and is focused on a accomplishing the kind of business that will impact the 19 million people in terms of their quality of life, and that's very important to us.

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"All I can say is he's a great legislator, he's a great human being, a person who always has that sense of humor, and that will pull him through, between you and me, " said Republican Sen.

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