G. K. Butterfield: “I look forward to continuing to work with you and our colleagues to see that 21st Century Cures meets and crosses the…”

I thank Mrs. Dingell and the ranking member for their courtesy, and I also thank the Natural Resources Committee for all the work they do. I am not on that committee, but I have great respect and admiration for the committee and its…

Let me also just say to my colleagues that I had every intention of being with you today.

I had spent thirty years in a courtroom before coming to Congress, and, you know, in a courtroom, the rules are so much different than the rules for ethics for Members of Congress.

Section 2 has been very effective down through the years, and those of you who have been involved in litigation, you know what I mean.