I yield myself 1 minute to point out that the gentleman from South Dakota has from the very inception of the floods in his State, in Minnesota, and North Dakota been there along with the gentleman from North Dakota. They have been working very, very hard to try to move this bill forward. The gentleman from Minnesota and others; the gentleman from Minnesota likewise, have all really knocked themselves out to try to move and progress this bill and make sure that it was signed into law by the President so that we could quit dickering with it legislatively. Through no fault of theirs has this process been prolonged, and I just want to compliment the gentleman from South Dakota as well as the others for their strenuous hard work. They have made their case here. It is up to us to produce, and I urge the President to sign this bill so it will not go on any longer as well.
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Discussing efforts to advance flood relief legislation during a House floor speech.
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