Mark Souder: “And it is important to note, because people may get confused sometimes in these special orders when we, some of us in…”

“And it is important to note, because people may get confused sometimes in these special orders when we, some of us in particular, have been trying to point out some of these problems that have developed in basic justice in this country and abuse of the political process, it does not mean we are not doing lots of other things. I also serve on the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. It was my first choice. For 4 years in the House and for 4 rac{1}{2} years as a Senate staffer, my first focus was children and family issues. I was Republican staff director of the Children-Family Committee; worked on many of these issues, and worked on them with Senator Coats in the Senate. I have a deeply held conviction of the importance of education in the system, and I get tired of hearing we do not care about public schools. My kids have gone through public schools, I went through public schools, my wife went through public schools, and that is an important issue to us. But I am also on the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and we have also seen a perversion of our political process.”