Judy Biggert: “We have no further speakers on this side of the aisle if the gentleman would like to close.”

I thank the gentleman. I will always think of you as the green man from Colorado. Now I would like to yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr. Todd Platts, who is also retiring.

Like my colleagues here today, I am deeply concerned that as we begin to transition out of Afghanistan we are at risk of losing those hard-fought gains. Tragic news stories like the recent brutal murder of a young girl in northern…

We have no other Members that are here so I would just like to say, again, thanks so much to my colleagues, and particularly my family. Some have been with me these entire 14 years and some have arrived after the start of the 14 years. To…

You know, I just would like to say how we have worked together, and I really appreciate all that you have done. And what's different is that you had this family. And that is the hardest thing to have, you know, the kids and a wife, but to…