John Conyers: “I am wiping the tears from my eyes from the touching Holiday Inn story of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kasich), where he…”

“I am wiping the tears from my eyes from the touching Holiday Inn story of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kasich), where he peeked into the door and saw himself with this family. And I just want him to know, wherever he is, that if that family had gotten a fair and honest campaign financing system that the Speaker of the House continues to bottle up, they would have more money. If that family in the Holiday Inn that he peeked in on was relying on Medicare or Social Security, they would oppose the amendment because it threatens their viability. If that family relied on a minimum wage, they would be hurt by this Republican Congress that does not want to raise the minimum wage. If for all of the Republicans that claim that they are for lower taxes but for really huge tax loopholes, they would realize how fraudulent this measure is. It really takes some acting to pull this off every April around tax time. The same people who are willing to throw out and undercut the cornerstone of our democracy majority rule to let this repose in a small and a controlled system, reversing the principles of James Madison. I think that this is outrageous that we would permanently enshrine $450 billion corporate and tax loopholes in an amendment like this. Ladies and gentlemen, I call on you this year, I called on you last year, I called on you the year before, reject this foolishness that demeans the House of Representatives.”