John W. Olver: “yes, I have done this before. In fact, I was going to apologize to the staff and the chairman of the subcommittee for…”

“yes, I have done this before. In fact, I was going to apologize to the staff and the chairman of the subcommittee for destroying the good working relationship that we have had over time, and that I complimented them so broadly about earlier, by actually offering this motion to strike the last word at a point when I really was not expecting to do so. I do know that this may have lasting implications, given the work that has been done by Dena Baron, Cheryle Tucker, Dave Gibbons, Steve Crane, Tammy, Hughes, Kristen Jones, and David Napoliello, all of whom would dearly love to get off this floor and on to the votes that we have coming before us. This bill has been a long slog year, and I have heard some people on the other side have had low-level headaches. There have been times here, as the afternoon has worn on, that I have nearly sunk under the table when amendments came, as long as the amendments we have had here today and yesterday, and with the votes on the rule on the day before, I think, though I may have lost a day in this process, so that there comes a point where I would be surprised if the chairman or I actually were able to remember our names. And it has been just suggested that I could also thank David Pomerantz of our staff, which is probably the only person I have not previously thanked. And with that, Mr.…”