Martin Hoke: “I thought the comity at the end of debate today and especially the kind words for the chairman by the gentlewoman from…”

“I thought the comity at the end of debate today and especially the kind words for the chairman by the gentlewoman from California, they were both well taken and they went an awfully long way toward building an even better spirit of working, although we were not working together in that case, but clearly working on something that was of importance to your constituents in a way that reflected well on this body as opposed to reflecting poorly. I think the American people want to see us get the job done. The gentlewoman you are talking about did not vote for the bill. She did not agree with the premise of the bill. But as you say, in the end, in a spirit of comity, she talked about how the chairman had been fair, how we had an open process on the floor. That is what the American people want to see. They want to see an honest debate on the issues. If we have differences, they want to see us air those differences. But they want to get on with the business of managing this country.”