David Schweikert: “I thank you for your patience. You look good up there. Maybe this is a harbinger of the future. Before I start--because…”

“I thank you for your patience. You look good up there. Maybe this is a harbinger of the future. Before I start--because there are some serious things here I want us to get our head around on what is happening financially, and some of the things I see that are--and I am going to be brutal--a bit dishonest in the math on some of the tax proposals--I need to share something that has just been eating at me for 2 days. This place has about a century-long tradition during the summer of us bringing our children here. John Boehner actually put it into policy that children 12 and under we could bring on the floor with us. We tried very hard in previous years to make this an institution that loved and embraced our families and our children because to be honest, this is a tough job on the family. And so, 2 days ago a handful of us showed up here--I brought my 5- year old daughter--and we wanted to bring our children on the floor. And instantly representatives of the Speaker--and I know they are doing their jobs, I mean, they were brutal about it, but they were doing their jobs. They said: You can't bring your children on the floor. Why? Well, it is against the rules. Okay. I will respect the rules. Show it to me in writing. And they ran off and came back 15 minutes later. Well, we can't find it in writing, but we don't want you to have children on the floor. Well, why? COVID. Okay.…”