[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 200 (Thursday, December 22, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H9987-H9988]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          FAREWELL TO CONGRESS

  (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I rise today to address 
the people's House for one final time.
  It is hard to sum up the lessons that I have learned over my decades 
of service in 1 minute, so instead, I would just like to say thank you.

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  Thank you to the 13th District of Illinois for allowing me to 
represent you for the last 10 years.
  Thank you to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who were 
willing to work together to make life better for our constituents.
  Thank you to my hard-working staff over the years who have been in 
the trenches alongside me.
  Thank you to the dedicated men and women who serve our legislative 
branch and keep our House operations running.
  Thank you to our brave Capitol Police who saved my life on more than 
one occasion.
  Thank you to my kids, Toryn, Griffin, and Clark, and my best friend 
in the world, my wife, Shannon, for going on this journey with me all 
these years.
  While I will no longer be a Member of Congress come January, I will 
continue to be this institution's biggest advocate and know that the 
great work will continue because of all of you.
  So as I leave, I would like to offer some advice to the incoming 
freshmen. My friend Lee Brice sings in one of his best songs ``Love 
Like Crazy": ``Don't outsmart your common sense.''
  I hope I remembered every time that I got in front of a microphone 
here or in a committee hearing that I had these words come to my head 
sung by one of the greatest rock bands ever, Nickelback: ``These five 
words in my head, scream, are we having fun yet?''
  So thank you, Congress. It has been an honor.
  I yield back for the very last time.

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