But, more importantly, he was the consummate gentleman. He was principled. He was honest, maintaining civility with his colleagues, a trait that we no longer honor as we should. Bill was an example for all of us here in Congress. It was my privilege and my high honor to serve with him. What a great privilege. I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time.
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I am proud to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway), the chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and the author of this measure.
I would like to tighten the sanctions on those military leaders because I see that as the problem.
It's important to note Ranking Member Engel's BURMA Act, which still needs to be passed and that aims to impose additional sanctions.
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