Kendrick Meek: “I thank the gentleman. I am glad he was present in constitutional law. There is a letter right here to David Walker, the…”

“I thank the gentleman. I am glad he was present in constitutional law. There is a letter right here to David Walker, the Comptroller General of the United States of America, Government Accountability Office. It is basically saying that we are asking for an anti-fraud commission to make sure that there is accountability in government contracting as it relates to Hurricane Katrina. This is not just a letter just by the Democratic leader, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi). Here we have the gentleman from California (Mr. Waxman) who is the ranking member of the Committee on Government Reform. He would be chairman if we were in the majority. We have the Democratic whip, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) who is the number two in charge of our efforts here on the floor. We have the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) who is the ranking member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. We also have the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Thompson) who is the ranking member and would be chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security if we were in the majority here. We have the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey), the ranking member of Committee on Appropriations. We have the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Dingell) who was once chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce that would be chairman if we were in control. We have the gentleman from California (Mr.…”