Garret Graves: “I think it's ridiculous. This is why people get so frustrated and why there are T-shirts that use an alternative acronym…”

Closed primaries, they said, distort democracy. They distort free markets.

All of these groups are supporting this bill and urging a ``no'' vote on the other bill, H.R. 5342.

The reason that we purchased Alaska was largely the geography, as well as the natural resources, and the abundance of that State is profound and just critically important.

I want to publicly thank Representative Hoyle for her work on the bill. It is a great bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Ezell).