Garret Graves: “I wouldn't fund it either if it was that high. So we think it was gold-plated out of hand.”

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

I think that is fair, and I think they deserve it.

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

In closing, naming the House Press Gallery after Frederick Douglass is going to honor his commitment to the free press, his legacy, and his work reporting on the official business of Congress. I urge support of House Resolution 137, and I…