the ways and means committee who held down the fort for such a long time, for a long time, but including last night, mr. neil, quoting daniel repster and our responsibility to act so for us, it s not just about legislation, but it s about values, and the values that this legislation represents for the people. with that, i m pleased to yield to the distinguished majority leader, mr. hoyer. first of all, congratulations, madam speaker. this is an historic piece of legislation, you were its leader. with, as you say, the vision of the president of the united states. this bill will speak for itself to millions and millions and millions and millions of americans whose lives will be made more secure, more richer in terms of the quality of life, whose educational opportunities