Patricia Schroeder: “I guess I am a little troubled by this, not because I am against the auto industry for heaven's sakes. I think the auto…”

“I guess I am a little troubled by this, not because I am against the auto industry for heaven's sakes. I think the auto industry is terribly important, and I am a car lover as every other red-blooded American is. In the last year and a half we have seen the Capitol Grounds used for all sorts of things. We had elephants here for the first time, a circus came through, a couple weeks ago there was a rock concert going on on the front lawn, and for people whose windows face that way it was really quite noisy. I understand people were saying, well, we will not be able to see this show from the Capitol, but you will be able to see the Capitol from the show, is the way I understand it. And I guess I am saying, are there any criteria? Are we just going to wait and be surprised day after day by new ideas that come up on the other side of the aisle for what we should use the Capitol as a showcase for? What about assault weapons? Can we have assault weapon or gun shows around here? Can we have dog and cat shows or horse shows?”