Katie Porter: “Unfortunately, we will soon be bidding a fond farewell to our good and old friends, the gentleman from Indiana and the…”

“Unfortunately, we will soon be bidding a fond farewell to our good and old friends, the gentleman from Indiana and the gentleman from Alabama. Both will be very sorely missed in this Chamber. Both have brought professionalism, knowledge, and collegiality to this body, qualities that we need in order to make our system work, and do not always find in our Members. Despite a great deal more partisanship and contention in this Chamber, those who understand our system realize that cooperation and comity are necessary to find the common ground we need to govern. Tom and John represent to me the personal qualities envisioned in our constitutional system, and I commend them for their work, for their making a difference in their service in the Congress, and wish both of them all good things in their retirements and in the years ahead.”