Lamar Smith: “I thank the gentleman from Indiana for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, before we conclude debate on this bill, I just…”

“I thank the gentleman from Indiana for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, before we conclude debate on this bill, I just wanted to thank senior staff who have worked long months in developing this legislation and in refining it and getting it to the point where it is bipartisan, and we believe that the prospects for passage in the Senate are good as well. Now, the senior staff on our side, the majority side, include Chris Wydler, Cliff Shannon, and Katy Crooks; and, if I may be presumptuous to do so, on the minority side, they include Dahlia Sokolov and John Piazza. We appreciate their support and many other members of the staff who have contributed to this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill.”