I will close simply by urging my colleagues to support this very worthwhile and very important piece of legislation. Again I want to thank the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Simmons) and the gentleman from New York (Mr. Israel) for their great work on this important bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
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