David Schweikert: “This is one of those moments where you come to the floor--I am unscripted--and I want to sort of share something from…”

“This is one of those moments where you come to the floor--I am unscripted--and I want to sort of share something from the heart that actually has really, really disturbed me watching this debate over the last few days. I am from Arizona and I like to say I am a friend of Gabby Giffords, and I have known her for a very long time. Do we all remember 3 years ago when this House came together, when my media in Arizona and the media across this country said, whoa, maybe it is time to actually take a step backwards and reflect on our use of language, reflect on our tone, reflect on our civility. Yet look what you have heard over the last two or three days, over this last week. I have a President that got behind the microphones and was literally talking down the stock market, asking why hasn't it gone down. I have one of the heads of the intelligence services fearful that the intelligence service officers are bribable now because some are on furlough. I have had Members come to the microphone right off to the side of me here and use language like ``terrorist.'' The White House has stood behind the use of the language of ``gun to the head.'' You want to talk about something that is offensive? And this is to all my brothers and sisters here in Congress and for the blogs and the reporters and the political operatives around this country, you are better, we are better than this. A good example is you just heard the Representative from New Jersey come to the microphone.…”