Kenny Hulshof: “I, too, want to add my accolades to the departing Member, a classmate of mine, who came in in the 105th Congress. The…”

“I, too, want to add my accolades to the departing Member, a classmate of mine, who came in in the 105th Congress. The gentleman from Arkansas has served with distinction the Third Congressional District of Arkansas since his election. As Asa tells it, the folks back home in Arkansas were not too impressed about this DEA nomination, until they found out that he would be the head of 9,000 employees and have offices in over 50 countries, at which point they then thought it was kind of a big deal. Asa, of course, served with distinction on the Committee on the Judiciary, and, as some of you who worked with him knew, he was thrust into an interesting role with the impeachment matter. But he has also been a leader on other issues regarding the Federal Judiciary, whether it is regarding our forfeiture laws, whether it is racial profiling, or campaign finance. I think all of those issues, and the open mindedness that Asa brought to those issues, is one reason there was such a tremendous show of support, when every one of his colleagues on the Democratic side of the aisle on the Committee on the Judiciary signed a letter of support to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, urging Asa's confirmation. I think that was a tremendous show of bipartisan support. Finally, Mr. Speaker, Asa, we simply say to you that as you continue your service to this great Nation, that we wish you and Susan and your family Godspeed.”