John Garamendi: “One of the things that occasionally happens here on the floor of the House late at night, when most everybody is doing…”

“One of the things that occasionally happens here on the floor of the House late at night, when most everybody is doing something else, is an opportunity to hear what our Republican colleagues want to talk about, and I must commend them. I actually sat through a very fascinating discussion on the American economy by Mr. Schweikert about jobs, about the development of the workforce and the way it relates to Social Security. Very, very interesting. And I just wish there were 433 or 434 others that could have listened to what he had to say. And he very well described a fascinating part of the American economy and how it might relate to our future. I am going to go into it in a few moments. I had no idea that our colleague was going to pick up the short line railroad issue, which is a big deal in my district. I have a very large agriculture district in California, and the short line railroads are critically important. And as we talk about infrastructure--yeah--we really ought to be considering the first and the last mile. In other words, the short line railroads and how they fit into this transportation system that is so critically important to the American economy. Fascinating. I want to commend my Republican colleagues for bringing all of that to the floor, and I am going to make a few comments about it. Let's start with Mr. Schweikert on the issue of Social Security and growing the jobs. He is absolutely correct.…”