[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 176 (Thursday, December 12, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H8087]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               FAREWELL REMARKS BY THE HONORABLE MEL WATT

  (Mr. WATT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WATT. Mr. Speaker, this is definitely the last time I will be 
addressing this House. As my colleague, David Price, has indicated, I 
have been confirmed to a new position as regulator and director of the 
Federal Housing Finance Agency.
  I just wanted to take a moment to express to my colleagues how much 
of an honor it has been to be a part of this body, and to grow and 
learn and share with my colleagues from all across the Nation. It has 
been a great honor, and I thank all of them for the expressions in the 
last few days, and I look forward to working with them in the new 
position that I will be assuming. I thank you.
  And, of course, we have already acknowledged my wife in the gallery. 
I thank her. And with that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my 
time once and for all.

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