Mike Collins: “I thank the gentleman. Those are exciting values. My district is one of the more rural agricultural districts. We are…”

“I thank the gentleman. Those are exciting values. My district is one of the more rural agricultural districts. We are not far from Atlanta, but poultry is important to my district, and I appreciate him bringing those values to us. Mr. Speaker, our next speaker is Brian Mast from Florida. I got to know Brian when he was running for this office. I got to visit with him in his district as he was running. Let me just say that many times we talk about elections with campaign ads and speeches, and all of those kind of things that are very true, but it is also when a person connects with the people they are representing. When they connect with them in such a way that it sort of even transcends their ideological perspective. I remember a story that I want to tell. We were at a polling precinct and we were holding signs. People were early voting. I remember one lady parked her car and got her young child out. She came up to Brian and said: I am a Democrat; I am voting for other Democrats, but I am voting for you, and I wanted my daughter to meet you. When you make that kind of connection, that is what makes America great. That is the kind of connection people need to have with their Federal Government. That is why the people's House is such a special place to be, and the people's House has a special Representative from Florida. I now yield to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mast), representing Florida's 18th Congressional District.”