[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 147]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               CONGRATULATIONS TO SPEAKER PAUL DAVIS RYAN

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the first day 
of the 115th Congress, the House of Representatives elected Paul Davis 
Ryan to serve as Speaker of the House. I have been grateful to serve 
with Speaker Ryan, a proven conservative, throughout my service in 
Congress and can attest to his commitment to conservative values with 
innovative thoughtfulness.
  Under Speaker Ryan's leadership, House Republicans last year passed 
meaningful legislation providing greater outreach service for veterans, 
reinforcing local control of education, ending the 40-year ban on crude 
oil exports, combating the opioid epidemic, passing the National 
Defense Authorization Act, and enacting sweeping mental health reform.
  Speaker Ryan also launched A Better Way, a bold policy agenda that 
presents meaningful initiatives for restoring a confident America by 
presenting solutions to address poverty, grow our economy to create 
jobs, defend the Constitution, improve health care by repealing the 
failing ObamaCare, reform the Tax Code, and strengthen the military.
  I was grateful to cast my vote for Speaker Ryan, and I look forward 
to working with him, President-elect Donald Trump, and Vice President-
elect Mike Pence in the new Congress to deliver policies of limited 
government and expanded freedom for American families.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President, by his 
actions, never forget September the 11th in the global war on 
terrorism.

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