I now yield such time as he may consume to the Chair of our subcommittee, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Costello), who has ushered this bill through two Congresses, two successful votes on the House floor, and we're now about to go to conference and have the crowning achievement.
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I would like to inquire of the time remaining on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Minnesota has 18 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Wisconsin has 20 minutes remaining.
I yield myself the remaining time to thank the gentleman from Arkansas for his generosity in yielding time, which had inadvertently run out on our side.
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