Thomas Foley: “let me give strong commendation to the chairman and the ranking member, but particularly to Chairman Ney, who came to…”

“let me give strong commendation to the chairman and the ranking member, but particularly to Chairman Ney, who came to Congress with me in 1994. I am proud of his leadership of this committee and particularly of this bill. As a Floridian and a Palm Beach County resident, we were embarrassed during the election. We were embarrassed because people felt that their ballots did not count. Whatever side of the coin a person was on, whether an Al Gore supporter or a George Bush supporter, no one's vote should have been called into question. No one should ever feel that their vote has been manipulated or denied. This bill brings us light- years forward in hoping to never revisit that time and that place again. We are very proud that one of our own Floridians, a member of the delegation, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Davis), was a proud working member and a participant in this product. Florida is thankful for his leadership. We are also particularly delighted that the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young), provided the $450 million provided under the supplemental bill.”