Donna Shalala: “Let me remind my distinguished colleague from Oklahoma that we sent the Heroes Act in May. And while I agree that the…”

Yes, absolutely there has to be a priority on them. The same in hospitals. The people that clean hospitals are as important as the first responders that we've all been talking about.

None of us believe that we should have anything other than elected Representatives.

If more than 218 Members die or are incapacitated in a mass attack, the House could not convene, could not make laws, could not pass appropriations, could not override a veto, could not impeach a rogue President, which--and could not…

They threaten the continuity of Congress as a functioning representative of the American people, and our commission respectfully suggests that they need to be addressed.