Political Quotes

“I have no additional speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time. I encourage my colleagues to vote for this awesome bill worked on in a very productive fashion by our colleagues. I would note, Mr. Speaker, we have had a very productive session in the 118th Congress. I thought under the previous committee leadership the two previous sessions it would be hard to beat, but we have accomplished a lot, and we have laid the groundwork for whatever remains of the 118th to tie up a whole bunch of loose ends. That is a testament to the gentlewoman and her staff, and I think to my staff and my colleagues on my side of the room. The issues we work on, as the gentlewoman and I have discussed many times, are not just today and tomorrow. It is 50 years, it is 150 years, it is 500 years from now, the net effect. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Lucas) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1735, as amended. The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ____________________”