Barbara Kennelly: “We will be visited by some Members of Congress, and as they come in, I will recognize them. Right now I recognize the…”

I would like to introduce for a moment the gentleman from Maryland, Steny Hoyer, one of our leaders in the Congress. We are very, very proud of Congressman Hoyer because he has taken an interest in the former Members, and he has taken the…

The Chair recognizes the distinguished Speaker of the House, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner).

Thank you, Jack, and Madam President, may I just for a moment interrupt. We have one of the finest leaders we have ever had in this body, Congressman Bob Michel. Would you just give us a wave.

All right. But before I do that, I do want to tell you that the 6 p.m. event, the memorial that many of us have worked hard on, will take place at 6 in Statuary Hall, and we have invited the families of the Members who have passed this…