Emanuel Cleaver: “I think when we start talking about the wife makes the decision, it harkens back to a day that I think--that I thought…”

I think we had something with this committee that I think the people around the country of goodwill would love to see each day coming out of Washington.

I hope my colleagues will join me in voting for the motion to recommit and opposing this sham bill.

we can be mad, we can cuss - we're three votes down. That's the reality.

We are just tearing apart a district in order to satisfy someone's desire for reelection.