Jim Saxton: “Madam Chair, I rise simply to say, as we have heard from previous speakers, and perhaps to state the obvious, this piece…”

“Madam Chair, I rise simply to say, as we have heard from previous speakers, and perhaps to state the obvious, this piece of legislation, H.R. 1585, is a strong bill. More importantly, in my judgment it is a bill that was put together in a collaborative and bipartisan manner. I want to pay my respects, my words of appreciation to the full committee Chair, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton), who came through this, his first trial by fire, I think, with great efficiency; as well as, of course, the gentleman from California (Mr. Hunter), the former chairman, now ranking member. But most importantly, I want to thank the new chairman of the Personnel Subcommittee, a gentleman who I had the honor and opportunity to serve with as the ranking member when I had the opportunity to serve as Chair, Dr. Vic Snyder, who worked together again in a bipartisan manner, and in that way has produced a product which I think overall we can all support with not just a great deal of enthusiasm but a great deal of pride.”