Rodney Frelinghuysen: “I yield myself an additional 1 minute. Our subcommittees, as well as the minority staff, have worked night and day to…”

“I yield myself an additional 1 minute. Our subcommittees, as well as the minority staff, have worked night and day to get these fiscal year 2017 bills behind us and to get ahead and move ahead to the 2018 process. I appreciate all of them and their hard work. Before I close, I would like to take a moment to acknowledge one special member of the committee staff, Dale Oak, who retires this week. Dale has dedicated over 20 years to the committee and even more to the government. He tacked one extra week on to that total, sticking around to help us complete this bill. This commitment is true to form for him, and we are immensely grateful for it. Dale, we thank you for your years of service, and we wish you the best of luck in the future. Mr. Speaker, it is now 7 months into the 2017 fiscal year. We must complete our work today. It is time to look ahead and begin work on the 2018 priorities. I urge my colleagues to support the bill. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”