[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 177 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H7402]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            FAREWELL ADDRESS

  (Mr. DOLD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, on one of the last days to be able to come and 
address the House before the end of this Congress, I want to take this 
opportunity, really, to thank the people that work here in the House.
  We up here talk about our constituents back at home, and Congresses 
will come and go, but it is the staff here that make this institution 
run. I want to thank them for the great work that they do. Frankly, 
there are far too few of us that actually recognize the work that 
happens.
  From the folks down in the wood shop, to the people who are working 
behind the rostrum, to our Capitol police officers, to Father Conroy, 
who keeps us on the straight and narrow, we thank you for your service.
  I do want to take this opportunity, as we are about to embark on the 
holidays, to thank them for the great work that they do for each and 
every one of us and for our Nation, because they are the ones that 
truly keep this institution running and make sure that we have a sense 
of history and that, again, this august body is one that will be 
represented well for years and, hopefully, centuries to come.

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