The gentleman is getting carried away. Let me just cut you off and say that there is no candle that I've lit that was not already lit by the Democratic Caucus. I came here just 8 months ago and much of this work was under way. You did mention something that caught my attention, and that is that in Philadelphia there is a rail car manufacturer.
John Garamendi: “The gentleman is getting carried away. Let me just cut you off and say that there is no candle that I've lit that was…”
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