Thank you, Jean. We wish you and Peter well in the next door, in the next chapter. Five--five departing Ohioans, and I get to go last. It's been an honor to serve with all five of them. They leave a big void, Mr. Speaker. Steve Austria…

Thank you, Steve Austria. It has been a real pleasure working with you. I got to know Steve when he came to the Ohio legislature, actually. I was in the Ohio House, and he soon left and went to the Ohio Senate, and then rejoined us here in…

I would like to recognize the gentleman who represents the district that borders Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky from northwestern Ohio to southern Ohio, the gentleman from Marietta, Bill Johnson, a new Member of our Congress who…

It's a real pleasure to recognize the dean of our delegation, the pride of Toledo, Ms. Marcy Kaptur.

The next gentleman is not a member of the Ohio delegation, but an honorary member of the Ohio delegation. I certainly enjoy working with him on the Ways and Means Committee; he's a delightful man to work with. The former chairman of the…

Thank you. It's a real pleasure to recognize the gentlelady who represents the bulk of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, soon Akron and some of Summit County, as well, Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, a neighbor to Mr. LaTourette and Mr. Kucinich.

I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous materials for the Record on the topic of the Special Order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to…

It is a real pleasure to introduce the gentleman of whom you were just speaking, Congresswoman Fudge, one of the five Members who will not be back with us next year, Mr. Steve Austria, who I had the pleasure of having a district next to.

Thank you for your leadership. You have done more to advance the cause for comprehensive tax reform and stopping tax increases on Americans than anyone in America, and we certainly appreciate your leadership. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman…

With that, Mr. Speaker, I'd like to yield 3 minutes to another distinguished member of the Ways and Means Committee and a member of the Select Revenue Subcommittee, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Reed). {time} 1450

I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Dakota (Mr. Berg), a member of the Ways and Means Committee and a distinguished member of the Select Revenue Subcommittee.

I yield myself 30 seconds. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Maryland is attacking two Republican plans that are not our plans. The gentleman knows that, for instance, the proposed territorial system that we have proposed is not a pure…