RUSH TRANSCRIPT Gentleman from ░░░░░░░░ Mr Emmer for five ░░░░░░░░ Mr Emmer Mr Speaker ░░░░░░░░ rise today to recognize ░░░░░░░░ Michael mayor keith who ░░░░░░░░ retiring later this month ░░░░░░░░ nearly 20 years the ░░░░░░░░ has been a fixture ░░░░░░░░ the saint Michael community ░░░░░░░░ serving in the United ░░░░░░░░ navy for more than ░░░░░░░░ years keith returned home ░░░░░░░░ Minnesota determined to continue ░░░░░░░░ positive change in his ░░░░░░░░ Keith s service in ░░░░░░░░ government began with the ░░░░░░░░ on the city s ░░░░░░░░ and zoning commission He ░░░░░░░░ later elected to the ░░░░░░░░ council where he served ░░░░░░░░ being elected mayor in ░░░░░░░░ Throughout keith s time ░░░░░░░░ office he has been ░░░░░░░░ staunch defender of fiscal ░░░░░░░░ Having slashed the city ░░░░░░░░ debt in half And ░░░░░░░░ s also been in ░░░░░░░░ invaluable partner as we ░░░░░░░░ worked to fund transportation ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure projects in saint ░░░░░░░░ and the surrounding communities ░░░░░░░░ to keith s leadership ░░░░░░░░ Michael has flourished His ░░░░░░░░ and vision over the ░░░░░░░░ have made the saint ░░░░░░░░ community a better place ░░░░░░░░ live work and raise ░░░░░░░░ family We are deeply ░░░░░░░░ to the mayor for ░░░░░░░░ R his service to ░░░░░░░░ saint Michael community and ░░░░░░░░ wish him and his ░░░░░░░░ and their two children ░░░░░░░░ the best in the ░░░░░░░░ chapter I yield back ░░░░░░░░ speaker pro tempore the ░░░░░░░░ yields back The chair ░░░░░░░░ the gentleman from Illinois ░░░░░░░░ Quigley for five minutes ░░░░░░░░ Quigley: thank you, Mr.