On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
I thank Representative Comstock for organizing this tonight. I just have a quick personal story, Mr. Speaker. Justice Scalia's daughter, Ann, lives in my neighborhood. I served in the State legislature, and I learned that this woman whose last name, obviously, was no longer Scalia, was the daughter of Justice Scalia. So I called her up, and I said: If your dad is ever in town, I would love to meet him. I was that guy, Mr. Speaker, who made that call, and she was very gracious. Sometime later, she called me up and said: Peter, my dad is coming in. Why don't you and your family stop by. So the Roskams ran around the corner. My wife, Elizabeth, myself, and my four children, who were young at the time, went over and spent a few minutes on a Sunday afternoon with Justice Scalia. He was very magnanimous and very gracious in his blue jeans and sweatshirt, getting up off the couch, but extending himself to us. A couple of years later, I won a seat in the U.S. House. I thought: Well, I have got a little bit of a connection. I will reach out and call him and try to make a courtesy call. I made some contact with his chambers and his staff and they said: Well, would you like to come over and listen to an argument? As a new Member of Congress, I said: I would love to go over. So, over I go and listen to an argument in the Supreme Court. It is very dramatic, as you know. I was walking out feeling a little bit let down because I actually wanted to say hello to Justice Scalia.…
