Richard L. Hanna: “We did not go to the government seeking a handout; instead, we asked the government to get out of our way.”

July 2nd marked the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which outlawed discrimination in public accommodations and employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

On rollcall No. 152 on H.R. 2666, I am not recorded because I was absent for personal reasons. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' PERSONAL EXPLANATION

As a small business guy, I had a pretty simple principle I tried to live by. You know, if it does not work, stop doing it. If it is broken, fix it. If it is in the way, get it out of the way in to be able to get the economy moving.

One could argue that to hire a company that completed a study and ask it to go back on its own study is the definition of a conflict of interest.