John Whitmire: “We had the best legislative session we've ever had. That…”

“I want to thank Houstonians for being so nice. It gives me the encouragement to continue to work hard. I want to thank our legislator I see, Amanda Walley. We had the best legislative session we've ever had. That hundred million for a lift station, millions for city parks. That's the way government should operate. So let me close by urging each and every one of you, because you all work in this environment, except nothing less than the collaboration of all the levels of government.” (20:13–20:23)

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