Gus Bilirakis: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, I appreciate it. And, again, I want to thank you for holding this very important hearing and…”

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close after Mr. Pallone. I reserve the balance of my time.

Every person is endowed with inherent dignity and deserves the freedom to live according to their conscience.

Establishing permanent daylight saving time would provide families with more usable daylight hours in the evening, giving people additional opportunities to spend time outdoors.

I encourage a ``yes'' vote, and I congratulate Representative Torres and others for this great bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.