William L. Clay: “I rise to express good luck to our colleague, the gentleman from Illinois, Mr. Fawell, who is retiring from the House at…”

“I rise to express good luck to our colleague, the gentleman from Illinois, Mr. Fawell, who is retiring from the House at the end of this Congress. It has been my privilege to serve with Mr. Fawell on the Committee on Education and the Workforce throughout Mr. Fawell's congressional career. During that time we have more often taken opposing points of view regarding legislation, particularly legislation affecting the labor laws. However, our differences have been political, never personal. Further, though our views may have differed on most issues, those differences have not prevented us from working together when we have been able to find common ground. When we have found common ground, we have successfully enacted good legislation. In the last Congress, I joined with Mr. Fawell in support of legislation to provide an exemption for police and fire departments from the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.”