I thank Mr. Thompson for his time tonight. Again, I appreciate the work that he has done in this field session after session, and I appreciate the way he approaches his work on the Education and the Workforce Committee. We respect the gentleman greatly, and he is well respected by all of his colleagues here. Mr. Speaker, we are all pushing to get the bill passed out of the Senate and are very, very hopeful. In addition, we keep our fingers crossed. {time} 2045 We pray, we keep our fingers crossed, and we hope. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Allen), another one of the great members of the Education and the Workforce Committee.
Virginia Foxx: “I thank Mr. Thompson for his time tonight. Again, I appreciate the work that he has done in this field session after…”
On the recordMay 15, 2018
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