mr. perlmutter: thank you. mr. platts: i yield back to the gentlelady and thank her again for the time she's allowed me here today. mrs. biggert: the gentleman yields back. thank you. mr. platts: thank you. mrs. biggert: i yield one minute to mr. yoder. mr. yoder: i thank the gentlelady from illinois for yielding a minute. mr. speaker, i rise today to salute the legacy and service and dedication to my friend, kansas speaker of the house, michael o'neill. mike has decided to retire from public service. he leaves behind a history of courageous leadership and making smart public policy on behalf of all kansans. mike spent his career in the kansas house notably chairing the judiciary committee and the education committee before eventually being elected by his colleagues twice to the kansas speaker of the house. while mike's career in the people's house in kansas will be remembered for his many notable legislative achievements, his most prominent legacy may be the many wonderful friendships and relationships he built al