I thank the previous speaker for the vote of confidence. I am sure that the troops are very happy with that support as well. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to my good friend, my Florida colleague, Mr. Diaz-Balart, who has been to both Iraq and Afghanistan and has spent Thanksgiving with our troops and our coalition forces.
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