Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to clear something up right off the bat. Mr. Speaker, I am hoping that this is not my swan song...
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...and that my constituents will see fit to return me to this House this fall. With that, Mr. Speaker, given the confusion about whether Mr. lewis said he would be seeking re-election this October, I would very clearly state, right at the beginning, that I will be seeking re-election.