Earl Blumenauer: “I must note, Mr. Speaker, that that first year when we were trying to get the House under the Republican leadership to…”

“I must note, Mr. Speaker, that that first year when we were trying to get the House under the Republican leadership to change their policies, the entire House of Representatives, with all this paper, with the staff, they recovered what I think was less than a Boy Scout troop would do in my neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. It was embarrassing. We've turned the corner. It is a significant change. And I deeply appreciate, Sam, the work that you've done personally to sort of pound that drum and make it happen.”