Tim Ryan: “They are taking advantage of their power, and it is hurting the country. June 17 of 2003, Mr. Obey tried to increase…”

“They are taking advantage of their power, and it is hurting the country. June 17 of 2003, Mr. Obey tried to increase port security, which is another huge issue we have been trying to do here. $500 million. And we will go through all this. All these charts will be on our Web site, Mr. Speaker, for other Members to access and find out. We have tried consistently to increase funding for port security, and we will pay for it. We have tried to rein in spending. Republican Congress will not let us.”