Sam Farr: “Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and I echo your accolades for the fine work that the committee has done.”

I thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this is a very bittersweet moment for me. It is the last time I will speak on this floor after 23 years of serving in the House of Representatives. It is sweet because it is about the…

If you don't fund the State Department fully then I need to buy more ammunition ultimately.

I thank very much Ranking Member Costa and Chairwoman Lummis for their support of this bill. Mr. Speaker, I think this bill is more than what we just talked about, because it is an incredible collaboration of groups that are not…

Well, interesting? It is essential.