Mr. Speaker. I know it is a habit around here to kill a lot of time waiting for a conference report in this House. but this is getting ridiculous. When I came to this body. my grandmother died shortly thereafter. and before she died. she said the biggest thrill of her life was. having come over from Ireland in steerage and having worked as a maid for a very wealthy family on the outskirts of Cleveland for 38 years. to see her grandson come to the Congress of the United States. I think of her. Mr. Speaker. because of my Irish background in which I think we respect. as all Americans do. the independence of thought that the world envies.
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