On the recordDecember 19, 2019
Madam Speaker, it is always an honor to endorse the Speaker of the House and to welcome her to the floor, but also to point something out. On weekends, from Brussels, from Madrid, from Paris, she called me. And on the final weekend, time and again, with the U.S. trade rep on the line, the three of us went back and forth with Rich Trumka, who was in Pennsylvania on vacation, who couldn't have cell access until 5 o'clock in the evening. The Speaker was totally involved in this endeavor. But most importantly, she called me in the middle of a Patriots game, and I was smart enough to take the call. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi).
