[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 18, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H10530-H10531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            IN APPRECIATION

  (Mr. QUILLEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank all of those who 
participated in the special order in my behalf yesterday evening on the 
floor of the House. Their remarks brought tears to my eyes, and I 
appreciate it so much.
  Leaving is a sad day for me, but 34 years is long enough. My career 
in the

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House has convinced me that term limits are appropriate, and I think 17 
terms should be the limit.
  I want to thank my good friend Jimmy Duncan for spearheading the 
special order. His remarks were great, as were all the remarks of those 
who participated: Jerry Solomon, chairman of the Committee on Rules, 
spoke out in crystal clear language, and I am proud of that; Bart 
Gordon, Hal Rogers, and Kika de la Garza of Texas, who supplies me with 
onions. I am assured that Mr. de la Garza is going to mail some to me 
even after I am out of the Congress. Thank you, thank you, and thank 
you. Ed Bryant, Zach Wamp, Van Hilleary, Duncan Hunter, and John Myers, 
and those who extended their remarks, you make me stand so tall and 
proud. I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. God bless you all.

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