Roy Blunt: “Well, I would caution the gentleman on that theory. As high a regard as I have for Mr. Davis, and it is high, I have…”

“Well, I would caution the gentleman on that theory. As high a regard as I have for Mr. Davis, and it is high, I have certainly never considered him to be the ultimate authority on the Constitution. And, of course, when you allow States to enter the Union, as the Constitution provides for, you have the requisite number of Members of the House and two Members of the Senate. And the major question I am sure I will have during that debate and later will be exactly what State is Washington, D.C. part of, since the Constitution specifically says that Members of the House are selected by the various States. I think there is a constitutional question here, and that is one of the reasons that, when we were in the majority, that Mr. Davis' bill didn't come to the floor. And I think there will be, should be, a constitutional remedy, if there is a remedy.”