[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11889]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



              EXPRESSING GRATITUDE ON ELECTION TO CONGRESS

  (Mr. FORBES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I can think of no honor greater than the 
privilege of joining the men and women of this body for whom I have 
such great respect. I want to personally thank you, the congressional 
leadership, and those men and women on both sides of the aisle who have 
been so gracious in assisting us in our quick transition to this new 
office.
  Mr. Speaker, I am also aware that I will benefit greatly by standing 
on the shoulders of a great legislator, Norman Sisisky, who worked 
tirelessly for his constituents for over 18 years. Since he is no 
longer with us, and I cannot thank him personally, I would like to 
thank his family and his staff for the service his office has provided 
over the years.
  Mr. Speaker, I also want to thank all the people of the Fourth 
Congressional District for giving me their trust and confidence. I 
particularly want to thank my wife, Shirley, my children, family, 
friends and supporters for all their help. I promise to each of you 
that I will give all my energy, all my ability, and all my passion to 
representing the ideals of this Congress and of fulfilling the hopes, 
dreams and needs of the people of the Fourth Congressional District of 
Virginia.
  Mr. Speaker, last but certainly not least, I am grateful to the Lord 
for giving me the wonderful gift of living in the greatest Nation on 
the face of the earth. I will continue to pray that God will give me 
the wisdom and strength to serve the men and women of the fourth 
district and that He will continue to bless this great Nation.

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