Kendrick Meek: “I know you have a point there. I just want a point of clarification. Point of clarification. I did speak correctly, Mr.…”

“I know you have a point there. I just want a point of clarification. Point of clarification. I did speak correctly, Mr. Speaker, when I said that the chairman, the past chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, Republican, was not only removed as chairman, but kicked off of the committee. They did not even want his thoughts on the committee because he stood up for veterans. He stepped out of line. He stepped out of line. Chairman Smith, Chris Smith stepped out of line, because he did what he thought was right. I am holding in my hand, and I am sorry, but I just wanted to share that because we were making a point earlier and I said he was off the committee, and then folks were looking around. I knew that I was correct. Here is the legislative directory for the 109th Congress. It has the names of the members on the committee, and I do not blame the Members. I am talking about the leadership. But there are two spots there that say vacancy, vacancy. One of those vacancies was the past chairman of that committee who was a Republican that could no longer stomach doing what the Republican leadership was asking in this House for him to do.”