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John Bel Edwards: “I want to share with Chairman Smith that I am so grateful for his remarks today on the floor. He beat me to the punch…”

On the recordDecember 7, 2016
I want to share with Chairman Smith that I am so grateful for his remarks today on the floor. He beat me to the punch, but it has been a pleasure both to work on the committee since the beginning of my time here in the Congress. It is the most fun I think that I have ever had, and I have truly enjoyed the collegial working relationship and friendship that we have shared on both sides of the aisle. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson) the ranking member of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana
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Dec 7, 2016

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