Welcoming the Honorable Kathleen C. Hochul to the House of Representatives

Floor Speech

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Ms. HOCHUL. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Rangel and Mr. King.

It is truly an honor and a privilege to be here on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives where I will serve the people of the 26th District of the State of New York. I promise to work for them tirelessly every single day, and I will continue to fight for them with every breath I have.

And I look forward to working with each of you in the spirit of bipartisanship and cooperation as we work toward a brighter future and a stronger America.

This is a proud day for my family and for me as we begin this new chapter in our lives, a chapter I hope to fill with accomplishments that will serve the people of my district as well as all of your districts.

But before I begin this journey, I must thank the people who helped me get where I am today.

To the people of the 26th Congressional District, I am humbled by your support and the faith that you have placed in me. To my family--my husband of 27 years, Bill, you are my rock and my inspiration, honey; to my son, Billy; my daughter, Katie; my parents, Jack and Pat Courtney; my brothers and my sister, Sheila, who worked tirelessly throughout this entire campaign.

A special thanks to the New York congressional delegation, both our Senators and the dozens of Congressmen who supported us throughout this election.

Thanks go to my incredible campaign team and thousands and thousands of supporters and volunteers who worked tirelessly throughout this election, and to one of my great mentors, John LaFalce, whom I was honored to serve many years ago.

Today I enter this Chamber confident that we can tackle the challenges that are presented to us. We can and must find commonsense solutions to the problems facing each of our districts and our country. As we have learned, our constituents expect and deserve no less.

Thank you very much.

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