Mike Collins: “I appreciate that, and I thank my good friend from North Carolina, who, as has already been stated on the floor, is…”

“I appreciate that, and I thank my good friend from North Carolina, who, as has already been stated on the floor, is powering through today, standing strong for the values that I think really would not be expressed any differently except to say, Mr. Speaker, that there is critical national interest here. There is probably today, on the floor, as we talk about these bills-- and yes, it is sort of a Groundhog Day, and I will get to that in a moment, because it seems like every time we, from the Republican side of the aisle, want to talk about jobs and kitchen tables and making better improvements for life and getting rid of regulatory burdens that would help or putting controls on government, we are accused of wanting to spoil the environment, kill trees, make flowers not bloom, I mean, whatever it may be, but the issue, that is Groundhog Day. So if people want a true Groundhog Day analogy, here is the Groundhog Day analogy.…”