prior to serving in congress he served north texas as a tarrant county tax collector, chief of staff for congressman joe barton and mayor pro tempore for the city of arlington. he was re-elected but sadly dad february 7, 2021, just one month into this new congress. congressman wright was a true public servant, a good friend, loyal american, and i encourage my colleagues to support this bill. and madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlelady from new york. mrs. maloney: i reserve, madam chair. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. and the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. fallon: thank you, madam speaker. i'd like to yield two minutes to my good friend and gentleman from texas, a naval aviator, a former texas house member, a southwest airlines pilot, a texan and one heck of a flag football player, congressman jake ellzey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. ellzey: thank you for the kind remarks as well as my friend, congressman fallon, about the kind remarks about my predecessor