Joe Morelle: “I think our last declaration of war was 1942. Is that right? That is the Congress-led... Against the Axis Powers.”

I think for all the reasons that have been described, this is an important part of maintaining the history of the last 250 years and making certain that we preserve this so that future generations will know how we got here and how we see…

It’s so filled with holes it would make Swiss cheese blush.

In closing, Madam Speaker, I thank the people who have spoken here on an idea whose time has more than come. I think this is the appropriate way, and particularly, as Ms. Houlahan says, in recognition of our 250th anniversary upcoming…

Since the Supreme Court's disastrous Citizens United decision, our campaign finance system, to put it lightly, has been broken.