I have to say I heard one of the craziest things from my colleague just a couple of minutes ago: That if something has been going on for 40 years, it can't be imminent. It can't meet the definition of imminent if it has been going on for 40 years. That is one of the most absurd things I have ever heard. If every day I walk out of my house and get my tail kicked by somebody, that is the exact definition of imminent. It will happen tomorrow and the next day until I finally step up, grow a spine, and prevent it from happening. It is one of the most absurd arguments I have ever heard. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Brian Mast: “I have to say I heard one of the craziest things from my colleague just a couple of minutes ago: That if something has…”
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Responding to a colleague's argument about the definition of imminent threats.
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