Tom Price: “As the gentleman knows, I was interested in offering an amendment today that would require a plaque to be placed in…”

“As the gentleman knows, I was interested in offering an amendment today that would require a plaque to be placed in Statuary Hall which would recognize that church services were held in the House Chamber from 1800 to 1868. Throughout the 1800s, the Speaker's podium in the Old House Chamber was converted into a preacher's pulpit on Sundays for church services. These services were nondiscriminatory and voluntary. The services were open to the public and became so popular that Thomas Jefferson and James Madison attended regularly. As the gentleman knows, I withdrew my proposal in light of ongoing activities relative to the exhibitry in the Capitol Visitors Center. I wonder if the gentleman would not mind, please, explaining his understanding relative to Statuary Hall and the exhibit hall in the soon-to-be-opened Capitol Visitors Center.”