Cliff Stearns: “How much time, Mr. Chairman, do I have left? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 30 seconds remaining.”

We've had a very good session of the 112th Congress, and we got through it last night. I think all of us, regardless of how we voted, feel a certain relief that we can move on in this country and start to tackle the huge deficit we have…

Next, we will elect our Executive Committee. I automatically join the Executive Committee in my capacity as past president. The secretary and treasurer are each elected to a 1-year term, with eligibility for another 1-year term. The…

The Chair now recognizes the president of the United States Association of Former Members of Congress, the Honorable Martin Frost of Texas, to address the Members.

Thank you, Barbara. And let me just conclude before we leave here to say we have a lunch today--and I hope all of you will come--to bestow the 2016 Distinguished Service Award on the current Senators and Representatives who are retiring…