Darrell Issa: “Thomas Jefferson once said: The constitutional freedom of religion is the most inalienable and sacred of all human…”

May I inquire as to the time remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Maryland has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

It couldn’t be higher!

I suspect that the gentleman is prepared to close as am I, and I reserve the balance of my time.

a lot can be said about my friend and colleague, my Western Caucus chair, but today was a special day for us. We had lunch today as California members, and Doug paid for it because every week somebody sponsors it. His death was so sudden…