Ami Bera: “We can solve all of these challenges if we put that issue out there.”

I missed one vote today. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 29. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Often the public out there sees Democrats and Republicans fighting and wonder: Where did that comity go? Where did the sense of being together go? Well, Mr. Speaker, this past December over the Christmas holiday, I was surprised by one of…

Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 404. {time} 1845 The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Malliotakis). The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 1 hour.

It's a different Republican Party, and, I think, shame on us as Democrats if we don't actually try to understand it.