Tim Ryan: “We have been on the committee 3 years now, Mr. Spratt has been on the committee a few more years than we have, but when…”

“We have been on the committee 3 years now, Mr. Spratt has been on the committee a few more years than we have, but when you first get on the committee, I think the leadership on our side has always told the younger Members who come on, you know, this is a bipartisan committee. This is one of the committees in Congress where we try to do what is best for the men and women in uniform, to do what is best to protect the security of the United States of America. And I think this tradition we have had has really been damaged throughout this whole process. I am sure Mr. Spratt knows a lot better than I do.”