Nydia M. Velazquez: “I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Ms. Spatola and wishing her well as she continues to touch the future.”

I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.R. 832, and I yield back the balance of my time.

finally, let me say that this bill is a much-needed first step. It is not the entire answer. We must all recognize that we still need substantial monetary investments in housing programs to ensure effective development and reconstruction…

Look, she won, and I wish her well. And I offered myself to sit down with her and discuss the transition. But this is how democracy works.

I have no further speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time to close. Mr. Speaker, I have drafted this bill in a way that I believe ensures women-owned small businesses will not be harmed during the transition away from…