Richard B. Nugent: “I just want to make a couple of things clear. In the Judiciary Committee, they did have two hearings on this. Now, they…”

“I just want to make a couple of things clear. In the Judiciary Committee, they did have two hearings on this. Now, they took some action to bring forward one of these bills based upon the hearings and the testimony that they did have. I truly believe in the open process. We want to see that, and I think we agree on that. My good friend from Massachusetts even read an article about George W. Bush and about that Presidency and that someone said that this Congress--or that Congress back then--should actually do something to allow it to go to court. I believe that was the statement. I am paraphrasing it. That is exactly what this does. I can't help it. I wasn't here when George W. Bush was President--I wasn't here 4 years ago--but I am here today, and I am here to defend and support this Constitution. With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly), a good friend of mine.”