Mike Collins: “It is good to have the General here. It is going to be an interesting time. I know you are the last speaker here, but…”

“It is good to have the General here. It is going to be an interesting time. I know you are the last speaker here, but not the last of all of the freshmen. We are going to be doing this more in the coming weeks. But I just know as I watch tonight, it is the passion of your class coming in. I have watched you all as you have come and gone through orientation and done all of the things together and that there is a bond. I notice you come and sit together and you all talk together, and there is an understanding that you all come here for a purpose bigger than yourselves--and that is exciting to see. So I am excited to have you here. It is going to be a good year. Mr. Speaker, as we have introduced and talked about these new Members and they have allowed themselves to introduce themselves, one of the things that I wanted to do is just make sure, as we look ahead, we see folks who have made a place--they made a place in their communities; they made a place in their homes. As they look forward to serving here in this Congress, we are looking forward to having them here. Mr. Speaker, I want to take just a few moments to discuss something else, and that is, as we move forward and as we continue here, the majority, with these new freshmen and all coming in, are going to be fighting for what matters.…”