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“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I want to say briefly in closing that, as you have heard, this legislation has tremendous bipartisan support and will remove burdensome processes at the IRS to make government work better for our constituents after a disaster. I appreciate Mr. Murphy talking about his district in North Carolina and the devastation that his constituents have experienced. In the 19th Congressional District, I am at the edge of the continent as well, on the west side of the continent, all the way across the country from Mr. Murphy's district, but we, too, are at the tip of the spear when it comes to floods, fires, storms, and other natural disasters. That is why I think, as you heard from Mr. Murphy, and I agree, that this is not a partisan issue. Never should disaster assistance be a partisan issue. This has full bipartisan support because full financial recovery after a natural disaster can take years. Aligning tax deadlines from the IRS is the absolute least that we can do for our constituents who are rebuilding their lives. Mr. Speaker, once again, I thank my colleagues, Representative Murphy and Chairman Smith, for their work on this bill, and I encourage my colleagues to support H.R. 1491, the Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”