of course, at every step of the way i continue to meet and talk with congressman john shimkus.he was a persistent and unreliable partner in this process, as was his senior policy advisor. throughout this process, staff is absolutely essential in mod unit the.ifficu they did yeoman's work and very, very, very difficult and trying circumstances.er i mentioned brian zumwalt, my former chief counsel. he was a driving force ideas come and i deeply appreciate and acknowledge his work, as well as some else i mentioned, dmitri, who continues to work as a key staffer on the committee and its cink's over the goal line. let me also thank been done, former chief counsel for the center -- senator lautenberg. i think in the beginning particularly dan and brian and dmitri dave each other plenty ot help but work through very difficult negotiations to get it done. and also want to thank jonathan black andrew in senator udall's office. and with senator markey, and on the outside, a lot of expert help from all sorts of stakeholders across the political spectrum, so including industry representati

on the house side, i want to thank chairman fred upton, the subcommittee chairman john shimkus, and of course leader pelosi, democrat whip hoyer, ranking member pallone and representatives degette and green. they all worked tirelessly to advocate for reform. i'd like to mention their staff members as well. republican staff dave mccarthy , jerry kourey, tin richardson, and the democratic staff, rick kessler, jackie tohen and especially mary francis repco and eleanor bastion and sergio espinosa from representative degette and green's office. all these staff and so many more worked tirelessly for their members to shape and move this complex important legislation. and of course my own staff and many more who i did not mention, many senate and house staff who have come and gone over the long process but played very important roles. there are too many to try and list here, but let me say thanks to the good folks at the house and senate legislative council offices. throughout this process, we used both offices a tremendous amount and appreciated their patience and good work, especially michel

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