John Mica: “I come back to the floor this evening to address the House and my colleagues, first of all to say thank you to so many…”

“I come back to the floor this evening to address the House and my colleagues, first of all to say thank you to so many that supported our action here today, because today, hopefully, we cast a turning point in the conduct of the House of Representatives. But it wasn't one minority freshman Member who came to this floor to do this by himself. I would be remiss if I didn't take time to thank first of all some of my colleagues, beginning with Mr. Condit from California. Mr. Condit waded in in the committee and worked with us. We had the votes in the committee to win this issue. And he didn't turn back. So I want to take this opportunity to thank him. And Mrs. Thurman from Florida, the gentlewoman from Florida. She went to the Committee on Rules and lent her name to this effort, and together we were defeated. And she didn't give up, and she continued. I know she had tremendous pressure from the White House and others, but I would also be remiss if I didn't take the opportunity to thank her.”