LEGISLATURE.

>> THANK YOU, MR. SECRETARY.

WELL, ON THE FINAL DAY TO PASS BILLS HERE WAS MARKED WITH DISIS A ARRAY AND CONFUSION, THE FOLLOWING DAY SAW LAWMAKERS BIDDING FAREWELL IT.

WAS EMOTIONAL AND MEMORABLE.

THE SPEECHES HERE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

>> I'M THE ONLY -- THE SECOND ONLY MUSLIM WOMAN WHO HAS SERVED IN THIS BODY.

BUT I WILL TELL YOU, THIS WORK IS HARD AND EVERY TIME I WALK INTO THIS BUILDING, MY HEART BEATS A LITTLE FASTER.

THE REASON WHY I KEPT COMING BACK IS BECAUSE THE LITTLE HIJAB GIRLS ACROSS THE STATE NEED SOMEBODY THAT LOOKS LIKE THEM, THAT THEY SEE AND SAY, I COULD BE SOMEBODY LIKE THAT.

>> I TELL EVERYONE OUTSIDE OF THIS BUILDING THAT THE PEOPLE INSIDE THIS BUILDING ARE GOOD, DECENT PEOPLE.

LIVE UP TO THAT.

BE GOOD.

DO BETTER.

NAVIGATE THIS PLACE SO THEN WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO LEAVE, YOU CAN HEAR YOUR MAKER TELL YOU, WELL DONE, THOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT.

>> DO THE RIGHT THING.

NOT THE EATS EASY THING.

NO OFFENSE, NOT THE THING THAT LEADERSHIP TELLS YOU YOU SHOULD DO.

NOT THE THING THAT ANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PAID TO BE HERE TELL YOU TO DO.

NOT THE THING THAT FEAR TELLS YOU TO DO.

THIS JOB WILL EAT YOU UP.

BUT ONLY IF YOU LET IT.

YOU WILL NEVER BE DONE.

THERE WILL ALWAYS BE MORE EMAILS.

THERE WILL ALWAYS BE MORE EMAILS.

REAL TALK.

A LOT OF PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS DON'T SURVIVE THIS JOB.

A LOT OF MARRIAGES, A LOT OF FRIENDSHIPS DON'T SURVIVE THIS JOB.

>> ONE MORE TIME, A BONDING BILL SPEECH.

[ Laughter ] OH, WAIT, WAIT, THAT WAS LAST NIGHT.

AND I NEVER GAVE IT.

[ Laughter ] YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY, AFTER OUR BASIC DISASTER LAST NIGHT, I DECIDED THAT THIS ISN'T REALLY RETIREMENT.

IT'S MORE AN ESCAPE.

>> YOU GOT TO MOVE FAST.

DON'T TALK -- AND SOME WILL GET DRY AND SOME GET FRISKY.

SO DO THOSE WORKSHEETS.

WATCH THEM TAPES.

BECAUSE FROM U.S. HISTORY, THERE AIN'T NO ESCAPE.

[ Cheers and applause ] I COULD LITERALLY COUNT ON ONE HAND THE NUMBER OF BAD DAYS THAT I HAD HERE IN MY FIRST TEN YEARS.

THIS PLACE WAS FUN.

IT'S CHANGED.

PARTISANSHIP HAS GROWN.

AS COOPERATION HAS DECLINED.

I URGE YOU TO BE STATESMEN AND NOT POLITICIANS.

>> THERE ARE NOSE IN OR ON THE FRINGES OF MY PARTY WHO ARE NOT REPUBLICANS.

THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OVER MY PARTY AND MOLD IT INTO SOMETHING ELSE.

SOMETHING THAT NEVER WAS AND THEY ARE THE TRUE R.I.N.O.s.

I LEAVE YOU, ESPECIALLY FRESHMAN, WITH SOME ADVICE.

BUILD RELATIONSHIPS.

KEEP YOUR WORD.

REMEMBER WHO SENT YOU HERE.

AND FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, DON'T EVER SAY WOULD SO AND SO YIELD FOR A QUESTION?

[ Laughter ] IF YOU HAPPEN BY, THE LITCHFIELD WAL-MART, YOU CAN PAUSE.

POINT AT ME AND SAY, THERE HE IS.

THE LAST EISENHOWER REPUBLICAN.

HE TRIED TO DO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS RIGHT.

[ Applause ] [ Laughter ] >> AFTER THAT, I AM GOING TO BE BRIEF.

[ Laughter ] I'M GOING TO TELL A STORY.

AND I AM GOING TO DO AN IMPERSONATION.

[ Cheers and applause ] THIS MIGHT BE THE FIRST TIME A PRESIDING OFFICER INTRODUCED A SPOUSE TO GIVE THE PRAYER.

SO WE WITNESSED A LITTLE HISTORY TODAY.

THIS PLACE RUNS ON RELATIONSHIPS.

AND THE INCREDIBLE RELATIONSHIPS I'VE HAD ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE, I VALUE, I TREASURE, AND I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THIS ROOM AND OTHERS THAT AREN'T HERE.

I THINK ABOUT THE GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SAT IN THESE SEATS FOR SO LONG.

THE NEED TO COME TOGETHER S STATE.

AND TO FIGHT THE HATE THAT IS DIVIDING US.

AND I LOOK AROUND THIS CHAMBER AND I SEE SO MANY FACES OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN REPRESENTED HERE BEFORE.

AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO KEEP GOING.

WE HAVE TO KEEP THAT TREND GOING.

SINCE THE SPEAKER DID SAY THAT SHE LIKED MY BOB DYLAN IMPRESSION, SO FOR ALL OF US WHO WANT TO COME HERE TO MAKE CHANGE, THIS IS FOR YOU.

♪ COME GATHER ROUND PEOPLE WHEREVER YOU ROAM ♪ ♪ AND ADMIT THAT THE WATERS AROUND YOU HAVE GROWN ♪ ♪ AND ACCEPT IT THAT SOON YOU'LL BE DRENCHED TO THE BONE ♪ ♪ IF YOUR TIME TO YOU IS WORTH SAVING ♪ ♪ WELL, YOU BETTER START SWIMMING OR YOU'LL SINK LIKE A STONE ♪ EVERYBODY, SING WITH ME.

♪ FOR THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGING ♪ ♪ ALL RIGHT.