Richard Hudson: “I want to thank the former chairman for his kind remarks and for the collaborative nature in which we have worked…”

“I want to thank the former chairman for his kind remarks and for the collaborative nature in which we have worked throughout this Congress. I appreciate his leadership and advice. I believe we have done good work, and we have done it because we have listened to each other and we have worked well together. I appreciate your leadership, as well as that of Cedric Richmond, the ranking member on this committee. Mr. Speaker, I would like to acknowledge that this would not be possible had they not worked so closely with us. I would also like to thank the chairman for mentioning our staffs. Our staffs have worked very hard, they have worked in a bipartisan manner, and I attach myself to his compliments for our staff there and thank him for that kindness. Mr. Speaker, I am proud of the accomplishments we have made on this subcommittee. In particular I am proud of this piece of legislation, H.R. 2719. It was developed with input from stakeholders in an exhaustive process with subject matter experts across government and industry to address different deficiencies we had identified throughout the TSA's acquisition process. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on Senator Ayotte's amendment to H.R. 2719, and let's send this bill to the President for his signature. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”