On the recordJanuary 4, 2013
Had we been able to pass what we intended to be the House bill and send it back to the Senate and the Senate would have then taken that up, although they had left town, we could have done this in the previous Congress. The gentleman from New York has been a champion to make sure that's clearly understood. I want to be an equal champion that, in fact, whether it's Louisiana or California, when the next earthquake occurs or now our friends and colleagues from the eastern seaboard actually as far south as where we stand, we do need to make sure--we owe them that. And I want to thank the gentleman from New York for, in fact, working so hard to make sure that we do get to a clean bill. With that, I thank the gentleman.
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