Bill Delahunt: “My friend, before we let Debbie go through that litany, and it is a long litany, let us also understand it is not just…”

“My friend, before we let Debbie go through that litany, and it is a long litany, let us also understand it is not just those of us here that recognize that. It is not just Democrats. It is Republicans. I will tell you I find it particularly ironic that the leader of the Gingrich revolution that brought a Republican majority to this House in 1994 recognizes what has happened to the majority in this particular body. This is what Newt Gingrich had to say about them: ``They are seen by the country as being in charge of a government that cannot function.''”