Connie Morella: “The Chair announces that 23 former Members of Congress have responded to their names. The Chair now recognizes the…”

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for sharing those words with us, particularly understanding the number of issues that are appearing before you, the little things that you mention. I also wanted to thank Dennis for what he's done, too, with the…

Thank you, Mickey. We very much value your participation. And by the way, it's a great book, very provocative. I really thought you highlighted some of the very important aspects of what's going on in today's politics and what we need to…

Thank you. I am now going to yield time to my colleague from Maryland, Beverly Byron, to report on some of the other activities of the association.

I don't need to introduce this gentleman. You all know him. But I do want to say that he does exemplify what Ray LaHood has said about bipartisanship and drinking the waters of central Illinois. The bipartisan spirit in which Bob Michel is…