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Kendrick Meek: “Let me just say in closing, it is an honor being joined here by my colleagues here in the House. And I can tell you, Mr.…”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2007
Let me just say in closing, it is an honor being joined here by my colleagues here in the House. And I can tell you, Mr. Speaker, even when I first came here to this House of Representatives, the good thing about being a Member of this House, when we take our voting card out, that is one vote. We all equal the same one vote. And that is very significant here in this Chamber. We are going to take some tough votes, Mr. Speaker, and we are going to need Members to step up to the bat and be Members and be leaders on behalf of their district and on behalf of America. And with that, we would like to thank the Speaker for the time to be here on the floor. Also, our Democratic majority leader and our Democratic whip and chairman and vice chairman for everything that they have done. And with that, Mr. Speaker, we would like to yield back the balance of our time. And it was an honor addressing the House.
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Kendrick Meek
Florida
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Reflecting on the significance of voting and leadership in the House of Representatives.

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