Devin Nunes: “I thank the gentleman from Idaho, my good friend. I just want to echo what you were saying, Mr. Simpson, that Tom Latham…”

“I thank the gentleman from Idaho, my good friend. I just want to echo what you were saying, Mr. Simpson, that Tom Latham actually is a guy who came here, doesn't seek the limelight, but seeks to get things done. It is tough for me to say this about him because he is my good friend and he is going to rib me about this later. But he really does try to get things done. You don't see him running out to the TV, to the news shows. You don't see him running out holding press conferences. But what you do see is someone who works. I can tell you that when I first arrived here in Washington, Tom was one of the first people who came up to me and talked to me about--asked if he could help me in any way. He was a farmer from, obviously, the great State of Iowa, and he knew that I was a farmer from the great State of California. We shared what we had in common, and then he asked how he could be helpful. From day one, Tom has been one of my best friends here, and I don't think there has ever been a day that we have been in Congress that I haven't spoke to Tom. And then, we always talk over the time that we are not here also. {time} 1715 I have had numerous times when Tom has come out to California to visit my district and to do some good, quality work in meeting with some of my constituents. At the same time, in talking about Tom's work ethic, Tom has had me out to his district in Iowa several times.…”