On the recordDecember 7, 2020
I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, at this point in time, I would like to take a moment of personal privilege to honor my dear friend, the gentleman from New York. This may perhaps be our last time on the floor debating together. We have become good friends over the last 2 years as chairman and ranking member. I would argue that is the way it is supposed to be. Chairman Engel often says, and I agree, that when it comes to foreign policy, that partisanship stops at the water's edge. In fact, just last year, RealClearPolitics described the Foreign Affairs Committee as an island of calm in a sea of partisanship. An island of calm in a sea of partisanship--I take that as a great compliment, and I know you should, too. No one embodies that more than our committee chairman, Eliot Engel. I am honored to call him my friend. Anyone who has ever worked with Chairman Engel, or just even had the opportunity to meet him, knows that he is truly a gentleman in every sense of the word. He always puts civility first, and he values public service and honor above everything else. But not everyone knows that the man has got a great sense of humor. He is one of the funniest guys I know. {time} 1315 And that is why if you watch videos of us in the Foreign Affairs Committee on the dais, you will often see him lean over and whisper something to me, and I couldn't help but respond with laughter.…
