Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I, too, want to add my thanks to Congressman Heck and Congressman Hollingsworth for their leadership on this. It really draws attention to this issue. It is an issue that comes up before our committee so frequently, how we lower that cost of housing. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my friend from Washington also emphasizing first-time home buyers and that starter home buyer. It is so important. I am blessed in greater Little Rock to live in a place that is still pretty affordable, by national standards, to get that first home and get started in the right way. But I think, to look at it on a national basis, I really thank my friend from Washington. Mr. Speaker, I have to say, though, he is such a young and dynamic person, I have never thought of him as a boomer. This Congress will be a weaker place, a less happy place, because Denny Heck has decided to step down and return to hearth and home and another way after this Congress. I want to say here before his friends and our colleagues what a privilege it has been to serve with him for the past 5 years. I thank him for the leadership on this bill. I thank my friend from Guam for managing this effort. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”