[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 208 (Wednesday, December 9, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H7062]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATING REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL CONAWAY ON HIS RETIREMENT

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank, 
celebrate, and congratulate my friend and colleague, Mike Conaway, who 
will be leaving us to enjoy his much-deserved retirement.
  Mr. Speaker, it has been a tremendous privilege and honor to serve 
under Mike's leadership throughout my time on the Committee on 
Agriculture, and I am grateful to have worked with such a tireless 
advocate for rural America.
  Mike's leadership on the 2018 farm bill was particularly impressive, 
which marked the first time in nearly 30 years that a farm bill was 
enacted in the same year that it was introduced. I continue to be 
inspired by Mike's principles in leadership outside of committee work 
as well. I have been lucky enough to share many Wednesday mornings with 
him as a brother of faith during Bible study.
  Mr. Speaker, I send my very best wishes to Mike and his wife, 
Suzanne, who has been kind enough to share him with us for over the 
last 16 years.
  I thank Mike for his friendship and guidance over the years. He will 
be sincerely missed.

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