[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 111 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H6666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            CLOSING REMARKS OF THE HONORABLE SUSAN MOLINARI

  (Ms. MOLINARI asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. MOLINARI. Mr. Speaker, I will be very brief, at the risk of 
losing it.
  To all my colleagues, it is a little difficult to put into words the 
feeling that I felt growing up on this floor. It has been 17 years 
since my dad took his oath of office and worked hard during that time 
to gain and sustain the trust of the men and women of the 14th and now 
the 13th Congressional District.
  In my family, as in many of your families, this is a place of honor. 
It is a place where we are reminded every day that people trust us to 
make some of the most important decisions in their lives. It is an 
honor to walk in and out those doors every day and every night.
  I do not leave here easily, because I believe very much in our cause. 
I believe very much in this Institution. I believe very much in the men 
and women who have gone before us on both sides of the aisle. I cherish 
the model that my dad has been for me in public service. As has been 
said, I met my husband, the love of my life, my best friend in this 
Institution, because when the cameras are off, oftentimes, between 
Members, between the aisle, good feelings and understanding and 
friendships do grow.
  And so to all my colleagues let me just say, to my girlfriends in 
particular, I love you all. I have developed some of the best friends I 
have ever made in my life and will continue to see them as friends for 
the rest of my life.
  To all of you and to those of you in the press gallery, let me admit 
it and let me get it out there, I will have a bias in my reporting 
career. But it is this, when I report, it will be with the full 
knowledge and understanding in my heart and soul that the men and women 
on both sides of the aisle that serve in this Institution are some of 
the most honorable Members that have ever served this Nation. I thank 
them for that.

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