[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 8, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H234]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 EXPRESSING GRATITUDE TO FELLOW KANSANS

  (Mr. WATKINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WATKINS. Mr. Speaker, many Kansans have followed the path from 
military to political service, names like Pompeo, Roberts, Dole, and 
Eisenhower.
  I stand on the shoulders of giants. I do so with humility and with 
gratitude that the people of Kansas have bestowed upon me such an 
honor.
  To my fellow Kansans: I won't let you down.
  To my colleagues: We will have our disagreements and our debates. We 
should. But we should also maintain civility and integrity, and we 
should work to make the government more efficient, more accountable, 
and more effective.
  God bless the 116th Congress and the great people of Kansas, and may 
God bless the United States of America.

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