On the recordDecember 8, 2016
It is an honor to stand before the Chamber today and talk about one of my favorite subjects and one of the favorite subjects of all the speakers who are going to appear before this floor in the next hour. And that is the State of Indiana and, in particular, the fact that, as a very proud State which has offered so much to this Nation, we are celebrating our 200th anniversary since admission to the Union. It has been the highest honor of my life to serve Indiana in public office, and, I know for all the speakers today, it has been the same for them. We have a lot to talk about in very few minutes, if you consider it. So I would like to get right to introducing some of my colleagues who are here to celebrate the bicentennial of the State of Indiana. The first being one of my good friends, Mr. Todd Young from Indiana's Ninth Congressional District. He has represented that district since 2010. He is an amazing young leader. And last month, he was made our Senator- elect to serve in the next Chamber, and we look forward to working with him. Mr. Speaker, at this time, I yield to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Young).
