Hon. Michael G. Oxley: “in closing, let me again recognize a few individuals. Gary Miller of California, the author of this legislation, has…”

“in closing, let me again recognize a few individuals. Gary Miller of California, the author of this legislation, has been just dogged in his determination to get this legislation passed. Unfortunately, his plane was delayed coming from California today and so was unable to participate in the debate. I also want to thank Paul Gillmor for his dogged efforts on this, and I appreciate also the cooperation of the ranking member, the gentleman from Massachusetts, and Mrs. Maloney for their efforts. It has been 4 years since we began working on this legislation, and I have to say that these are the kinds of bills that do not get a whole lot of attention. They are not overly controversial, but they do a lot of good. They will have a very positive impact on a lot of communities throughout the country. We debate this under the suspension of the rules, so you will not hear a lot of hue and cry in the media about it. But at the end of the day, it is Congress at its best doing the kind of work we need to do.”