Juan Vargas: “I would like to thank you for sharing your love for America, for our country.”

I believe this is the first time the gentleman from Arkansas has been presenting as the chairman, and I want to say that, as a friend, I am very proud of the gentleman, and it is good to see him as chairman. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes…

I think you are probably the smartest person who comes and testifies before us, and I think most people would agree with that.

They want us to be part of that? Hell no. We’d rather close down the government.

I am not going to defend Chairman Gruenberg because I think it is indefensible, personally.