Kendrick Meek: “Can I give you a third-party validator right now? Madam Speaker, this man has to look familiar to the Republican…”

“Can I give you a third-party validator right now? Madam Speaker, this man has to look familiar to the Republican majority. He has to. Newt Gingrich was the man that came to the floor night after night and talked about what the Republicans would do if they were able to take control of the House. He talked about all of the things that, you know, he was talking about that just good government. All right. Now what is Newt Gingrich saying? They, talking about the Republican majority, are seen by the country as being in charge of a government that cannot function. Madam Speaker, they. Not, my Republican colleagues; not, my good friends in Congress. They. Here is a major Republican that served as Speaker, the first Speaker in a number of years to serve, Madam Speaker, as the Speaker of this House, calling his former colleagues and the people that he worked with, and his office is right down the hall, they.…”