Phil Gingrey: “I yield myself 30 seconds. It is interesting to hear from the other…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2006

I yield myself 30 seconds. It is interesting to hear from the other side the complaint about ending our workday at 2 o'clock or 3 o'clock or 4 o'clock in the afternoon, whatever the case may be, and yet we hear from them repeatedly of the accusation that the Republicans are passing bills in the dark of the night. So no matter how we do it, they are going to criticize us. I think the schedule that we keep is the one that gets things done and gets it done in an effective way. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Duncan).

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