Neil Abercrombie: “I have risen on the floor in the past speaking on behalf of those, particularly in the Longworth Building, to request…”

“I have risen on the floor in the past speaking on behalf of those, particularly in the Longworth Building, to request that we make some attempt either by way of signage, blinking lights sufficient to be able to attract attention. I am not sure of the precise manner, but it is virtually impossible during these months when we are being visited with the number of people that are in the buildings, particularly in Longworth, to make use of those elevators to get here in a timely fashion. No Member wants to try to tell members of the public to get off elevators or not to come in. They make inquiries and so on, as they should. It is simply unfair to them. We have got to figure out a way to make at least one elevator eligible for exclusive use by the Members during the time in which a vote is taking place. Simply to ring the bells and then expect people to know what that means, let alone to be able to follow up on it during the 15- or 16- or 17-minute period, is impossible.”