Garret Graves: “I think that leverage was trying to be exercised that really threatened the economy in a large way.”

Closed primaries, they 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.

Madam Speaker, today and every day the brave men and women of the United States Coast Guard carry out a critical mission: securing our borders, patrolling our waters, and saving American lives. As vice chair of the Coast Guard and Maritime…