[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 20398]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



    EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS 
    REPRESENTATIVE FOR NINTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

  (Mr. LYNCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I thank Members for their courtesy, and I 
thank the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) for the kind and 
generous introduction. I want to say I have much to be thankful for 
today. I thank God for the opportunity to serve here in the House of 
Representatives. I also want to thank my mom and dad, and my family, my 
five sisters, my wife, Margaret, my daughter, Victoria, and most of the 
congressional district that I represent that has followed me here 
today. I want to thank and recognize them.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the families of the 9th Congressional District 
of Massachusetts and my many supporters for allowing me this 
opportunity to represent them here in the House of Representatives; and 
I know that I follow in the shadow of a great man, Congressman Joe 
Moakley. No one misses him more than I do. He spoke so highly of this 
institution; and he had such great respect for every Member of this 
body, Republican and Democrat. I just know that coming in here, I have 
an awful lot of work to do to deserve my place, to earn my place, to 
serve beside my colleagues.
  Mr. Speaker, God bless everyone here, and God bless the United States 
of America.

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