[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 17, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H7743]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





WELCOMING THE HONORABLE DAN BISHOP OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE HONORABLE 
     GREG MURPHY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from North Carolina 
(Mr. Price) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, as dean of the North 
Carolina delegation, it is my privilege to introduce our two newest 
colleagues, Representatives Greg Murphy and Dan Bishop.
  Representative Murphy was born in Raleigh, our capital city, before 
attending Davidson College and UNC Medical School. He is a urologist by 
training, and he has served in the North Carolina House of 
Representatives since 2015, focusing on healthcare policy.
  Representative Bishop was born in Charlotte and also graduated from 
the University of North Carolina as an undergraduate and from the law 
school. He has an extensive record of public service in North Carolina, 
initially elected as a commissioner in Mecklenburg County in 2005 
before serving in both the North Carolina House and Senate.
  Madam Speaker, I want to welcome both of these new Members to the 
people's House. They are experienced legislators who have traveled long 
and sometimes unexpected paths to get here, and they both face special 
challenges. The Ninth District has been without a House Member for 257 
days following evidence of election fraud in the 2018 election. The 
Third District was represented by one of the most independent-minded 
and well-liked Members of this institution, our friend, the late Walter 
Jones, Jr.
  Madam Speaker, our new Members had hard-fought campaigns, and the 
people of North Carolina have spoken. On behalf of our entire 
delegation and this entire body, I want to welcome them to the House of 
Representatives.
  Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. 
Foxx), who is the senior Republican in our delegation.
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I want to thank 
Congressman Price for his very kind comments and associate myself with 
them.
  I want to welcome our new Members, and I want to thank all of the 
Members here in advance for helping them feel welcomed to this 
wonderful body and for helping them get adjusted in a hurry to their 
work here.
  Former Speaker Boehner always said that the North Carolina delegation 
punched above its weight. I want to say that, with the addition of 
these two wonderful Members, we are going to continue that tradition of 
punching above our weight and bring to the people's House a wealth of 
experience and a commitment to helping all of the people of the United 
States of America.
  So I want to welcome, again, Representative Bishop and Representative 
Murphy to the people's House and say: God bless you, and may God 
continue to bless all of us.
  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman 
from North Carolina (Mr. Bishop).
  Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I am grateful for 
Representative Price, Representative Foxx, members of the North 
Carolina delegation, and for all Members.
  I want to say, just briefly, there is a cute, short blonde in that 
gallery up there. Her name is Jo Bishop, and I love her more than 
anything in the world. Right next to her is our only son, Jack, who 
needs to get back to North Carolina State University and do well in 
that test tomorrow.
  I thank my family members--my sisters, Mary Ann and Cecelia--and the 
large group of our supporters for their support. I am grateful for the 
voters of the Ninth District and for all the Members.
  Madam Speaker, I know that you and all the Members continue to feel 
this every day when you walk on this floor, the majesty of this place, 
what it represents and the history made here. It is an overwhelming 
experience.
  Madam Speaker, I look forward to getting to know all the Members and 
working together with you to make commonsense solutions to make the 
lives of Americans better.
  God bless you all.
  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman 
from North Carolina (Mr. Murphy).
  Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I thank all the Members 
of the North Carolina delegation for making me feel so much at home. I 
thank all the Members for the warm welcome.
  Just a moment of thanks:
  I would like to thank my God for giving me the opportunity of life 
and the ability to experience all the great wonders that He has given 
us.
  I thank this country for the freedom it has given me as an individual 
and how much I can enjoy that freedom.
  I thank most of all, here in the room, my wonderful wife, Wendy, who 
has been with me side by side for all these elections. She followed me 
through medical school, through surgical residency, and through the 
maze of raising three wonderful children. I love her with all my heart.
  I thank her parents, Gary and Carol Simes, who have supported me all 
the way; my cousins, Frank Wood and Betsy Wood; and all the clan who 
have come from eastern North Carolina and even from Davidson College to 
support me.
  I thank the people of eastern North Carolina for bringing me here, 
and I thank, especially, one particular member of my campaign team, 
Lynda Blount, who could not be here tonight. She is with us in heart 
and spirit, and we love her very, very much.
  I also want to thank Congressman Walter Jones. Walter was a friend of 
mine, and he was a mentor. I know he was beloved by this institution, 
and I would not be here today without him.
  So, Madam Speaker, I look forward to working with each and every one 
of you and getting to know each and every one of you so that we can 
continue to make this the greatest nation on Earth.
  May God bless you all.

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