Frank Pallone: “I know he was there at the Committee on Commerce markup the day that we had to adjourn so that the chairman, the…”

“I know he was there at the Committee on Commerce markup the day that we had to adjourn so that the chairman, the Republican chairman of the committee and other Republican members could go to the big fundraiser; and at the end, at 5 o'clock, because we knew that the clock was getting close to 5 and they had to leave for the fundraiser, we were sort of kidding them and hoping that they would stay for an extra half hour or hour; but boy, they certainly did not want to do that; they were determined to get out of there by 5 o'clock, no matter what. I mean, I laugh, and it really is not funny, because we have talked about the consequences in terms of seniors. But there is no question about what they were up to that night.”