Bigger Big Shrimp no small success
The 2004 edition of the TBA Big Shrimp legislative reception was expanded an extra hour to take into account Gov. Bredsen's TennCare address to the joint convention of the General Assembly. That allowed senators and representatives to come by the Tennessee Bar Center for a plate full of giant shrimp both before and after the governor's address. (A web cast of the speech was presented live in the Bar Center's Nippert Hall for guests who didn't go to the capitol.)
In all, about 200 lawmakers, bar leaders, legislative staffers and TBA members attended Tuesday night event. In addition, members of the TBA's Leadership Law inaugural class dropped in after spending the day at the capitol in a program focused on Issues in Policy and Politics. This annual reception honoring the General Assembly helps to cement close working relationships that the bar enjoys with the leadership of the General Assembly. Attendees consumed more than 1,000 shrimp, pounds and pounds of onion souffle and smoked beef tenderloin.
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