John Larson actually said...

"These are bills--and I know that the committee is aware of this--that other thoughtful Members like John Tierney and Dave Obey have introduced legislation."

"What it seeks to do, I think, is end the corrosive part of this process and then provide an opportunity to put the public back in charge."

"It is to create an opportunity for a person in a district that maybe doesn't have the contacts..."

"What I meant by that was the entire approach ends up being corrosive. What is it corroding? It is corroding the democracy."