[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 24914]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         THANKS TO FLOOR STAFF

  (Mr. LaHOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Speaker, let me see if I can end the 1 minutes on a 
positive note and ask all Members who are watching and sitting in the 
Chamber as we conclude the session to say thanks to all the people who 
really make this House work; the clerks who are sitting behind me, the 
Sergeant at Arms people who are around us all day really helping us, 
the people from the Parliamentarian's office, the people who work in 
the cloakrooms, the people who take down every word that we say.
  These are the people who really make us look good and really are the 
people who continue day in and day out to keep the House of 
Representatives running so smoothly. We take it for granted, but they 
work hard. They work long hours. They are here long, long, long after 
we are gone out to dinner and have gone home.
  They are here while some people still want to speak on the House 
floor. They do such great work and really keep the House of 
Representatives going, and we owe them a big debt of gratitude as we 
conclude our session. I hope that every Member will say thank you as 
they pass through the doors, as they pass their statement to the 
Clerks, as they see the Parliamentarians. These are the people, the 
people in the cloakroom who are here; they are all the people who 
really make us look good and continue to make the House of 
Representatives the great institution that it is.
  I want to say thank you to all of you, and I hope every Member will 
do the same sometime before you leave here.

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