Marty Walsh: “Mr. Speaker, today we bring before the House the conference report on the fiscal year 1999 Legislative Branch…”

“Mr. Speaker, today we bring before the House the conference report on the fiscal year 1999 Legislative Branch appropriations bill, H.R. 4112, and ask my colleagues for their support. This conference report is a bipartisan agreement, worked out with our colleagues in the other body, with a unanimous vote among the conferees. Before I begin to highlight the agreement, I would like to recognize every member of the subcommittee for their contribution to this work product: On the majority side, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young), the gentleman from California (Mr. Cunningham), the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Wamp) and the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Latham); from the minority side, my good friend and colleague, the ranking member, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Serrano), along with the gentleman from California (Mr. Fazio) and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer). All of these Members worked as a team to produce this final conference report. Our original bill, H.R. 4112, and now the conference report, reflect the hard work and the dedication of a tireless staff from both sides of the aisle. I would like to again thank Ed Lombard, Art Jutton, Tom Martin, Lucy Hand, Greg Dahlberg, and Johanna Kenny for their daily contributions needed to produce our final product. Lastly, I believe it is of great importance to also thank every employee who serves here in the People's House, and we see them all around us.”