Kendrick Meek: “let me just say what Mr. Delahunt is saying makes so much sense, but I can tell him the reason why we have reams and…”

“let me just say what Mr. Delahunt is saying makes so much sense, but I can tell him the reason why we have reams and reams of paper about how government is not working now is the fact that we are governing under a culture of corruption, cronyism, and incompetence. One cannot operate a business under a culture of corruption, cronyism, and incompetence. They can just not do it. They cannot do it. It is impossible to achieve. And it is wrong. So when we have historic levels of corruption, incompetence, and cronyism, it is just hard for us to govern in that way. People are wondering why am I picking up my newspaper not only seeing indictments but seeing plea agreements by the very people that are elected to come up here to govern on behalf of the American people. So why is it even shocking, Mr. Speaker, to some Members why we have so much corruption in the Federal system? And we come in here as though let me grab a cup of coffee or a latte like it is another day at the office. It is not another day at the office. It is not another day here in Congress. We are concerned, but maybe the majority could also get a little concerned about what is going on. Let me just mention something because Mr. Delahunt just hit a couple of points, and I just want to mention something because here in the 30- Something Working Group, as my colleagues know and others, and I am so glad that Mr.…”