Spencer Bachus

Mr. BACHUS

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole).

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Colorado (Mrs. Musgrave).

Mr. BACHUS

Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, the people of Alabama will be losing two outstanding public servants at the end of this session with the retirements of Congressman Bud Cramer and Congressman Terry Everett. During the time that I have served in the House, I have been honored to call them both colleagues and friends. They have served the constituents in their own districts extraordinarily well, and have been a key part of securing the reputation of the Alabama delegation as a group that works together on a bipartisan basis for the good of our State. Congressman Cramer has had a long and distinguished record of service. One great legacy is his stalwart support of our space and missile defense programs. Whenever questions on those programs came up in the House, we looked to Bud Cramer for his knowledge and guidance. As a result of his efforts, facilities in the Fifth District like NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, and the Redstone Arsenal have become not just important employers in Alabama but true national assets. We admire and respect Bud Cramer for another reason: his great compassion for children and deep concern about the tragedy of child abuse. Each year, the National Children's Advocacy Center in Huntsville that he founded teaches thousands of people how to recognize and help at-risk children. For years, it has been my pleasure to work with Congressman Terry Everett of the Second District. He has always been the type of representative who makes this House work. He holds firm to his principles, but works across the aisle to find solutions. With his duties on the Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, Congressman Everett developed a well-earned reputation for expertise in defense and intelligence issues. Whenever my staff or I had a question about these matters, our response was: ``Ask Terry what he thinks.'' His support of the excellent work being done at Fort Rucker and the Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base has benefited both the constituents in his district and the people of our country by strengthening the national defense. All of us in the Alabama delegation have been privileged to work with Bud Cramer and Terry Everett. While we'll no longer be congressional colleagues, we will always remain friends. Both of these leaders, I know, will continue to have much to share with their communities and our State of Alabama in the years ahead.

Mr. BACHUS

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Akin). (Mr. AKIN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Fortenberry). (Mr. FORTENBERRY asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Florida (Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite).

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Campbell).

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Garrett).

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to Mr. Inglis, the gentleman from South Carolina.

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Flake).

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe).

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Shays).

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goode).

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gohmert).

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Paul). (Mr. PAUL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Westmoreland).

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Davis).

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, may I inquire as to the remaining time on each side.

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Ryan).

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. LaTourette). (Mr. LaTOURETTE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Culberson).

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence). (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Barrett).

Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hensarling).

Mr. BACHUS. I yield 1 additional minute to the gentleman.