David Schweikert: “Pro-tem, we are going to do a couple things tonight, but first, just every once in a while, when we get behind these…”

“Pro-tem, we are going to do a couple things tonight, but first, just every once in a while, when we get behind these mics, and you have got to get something sort of off your chest because it really annoys you. If I see one more headline from the scribes who are basically the Democrat propagandas--and I am sorry to be that mean. I have tried to treat the press respectfully over these years, but, you know, the Republicans want to cut Social Security and Medicare. Okay. Up until a few hours ago, I was the senior Republican over Social Security in Ways and Means Committee. No one has asked me. I talk about Social Security every single day when I am here. I have never met a Republican Member ever, ever, talk about cutting Social Security. So yesterday, I grabbed one of the reporters out here who had it in their story but had no names. I walked up and said, okay, tell me who this is because I really need to talk to them. I can't tell you. It is a reporter thing. I can't explain that to you. No, no. You need to tell me who is telling you to write stories that the Republicans intend to cut Social Security. I am the ranking Republican--I was up until a few hours ago--over Social Security. I have spent the last year of my life working on it. No, no. I can't tell you who. If you are going to make crap up, stop doing it in a way that you hurt people. You know, for my Democrat colleagues, I know power.…”