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My hope is, regardless of which party holds the gavels, that that Subcommittee continues, because the work of institutional improvement needs to continue.

I strongly believe that this is a key ideal we should be striving for in how we craft rules packages.

This retreat would provide a rare opportunity to engage with one another outside of the pressures of Washington, D.C.

First, it can help us promote bipartisanship and civility, which I believe is desperately needed in our polarized politics.