Original sentence: " Former House SpeakerNewt Gingrich says he's "the smartest legislative politician I've ever met." He also described former Democratic Leader Tom Daschle South Dakota as "trustworthy.Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, of legislation to provide 80 percent federal matching grants to intercity rail and guarantee adequate funding for Amtrak.He battled with President Bush over military base closures in his home state.He showed support for passenger rail initiatives, notably his 2006 bipartisan introduction, with Sen.In the book, Lott speaks out on the infamous Strom Thurmond birthday party gaffe, former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, and about his feelings of betrayal toward the Tennessee Senator, claiming "If Frist had not announced exactly when he did, as the fire was about to burn out, I would still be majority leader of the Senate today.It was reported on January 31, 2007, that Trent Lott will become co-chairperson, along with Senator Tim Johnson, of the bipartisan Taiwan Senate Caucus.Lott wrote a memoir entitled Herding Cats, A Life in Politics.Sununu of New Hampshire said, after Lott's election as Senate Minority Whip, "He understands the rules
Edited sentence: " Former Representative Newt Gingrich says he's "the smartest legislative politician I've ever met." He also described former Majority Leader Tom Daschle (Democrat of South Dakota) as "trustworthy.He also speaks out on former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, and about his feelings of betrayal toward the Tennessee Senator, claiming "If Frist had not announced exactly when he did, as the fire was about to burn out, I would still be majority leader of the Senate today.He has also battled with President Bush over military base closures in his home state.He has also shown support for passenger rail initiatives, notably, his 2006 bipartisan introduction with Frank Lautenberg, of legislation to provide 80 percent federal matching grants to intercity rail and guarantee adequate funding for Amtrak.In the book Lott speaks for the first time on the infamous Strom Thurmond birthday party gaffe.It was reported on January 31, 2007 that Trent Lott will become co-chairperson, along with Senator Tim Johnson, of the bipartisan Taiwan Senate Caucus.Lott has also written a memoir entitled Herding Cats, A Life in Politics.Sununu of New Hampshire said of Lott recently, "He understands the rules