Matt Rosendale: “Madam Clerk, I rise to nominate the name of Byron Donalds as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Let me begin by…”

“Madam Clerk, I rise to nominate the name of Byron Donalds as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Let me begin by stating that it is an absolute privilege to be here, standing and serving with each and every one of you. I know we have differences of opinions, and I know we have differences of agendas that we would like to pursue, but I will tell you that we are all representing the United States of America in the best fashion that I know that we truly believe in. So thank you, and it is a privilege. When I walk out every evening from the Longworth Office Building, I will tell you that as I look back on the Capitol with the lights gleaming upon it, that I recognize the honor, the privilege, and the responsibility that each one of us has taken on to be in this place that we are right now and the obligations that we have to the districts that we represent back home. It is an incredible privilege, but it is also an incredible responsibility. I do not take it lightly, and I know that no one in this room does. We are participating in a system that has endured 247 years, through drought and through flood, through world wars and through a civil war. In some way, we return to this place year after year to serve the people of the United States of America. Unfortunately, over the past 15 years, the process that we use has been dramatically broken. The voices that were sent here to equally--equally--represent each of the 435 districts across this Nation have become diminished.…”