Peter DeFazio actually said...

This was not a knee-jerk reaction to Chatsworth, and this has been something that has been a very, very long time in the making.

I am saying that is why as soon as practicable physically and, you know, not something that meets their convenience or their capital outlays...

this was an attempt to restore what I always thought was a good principle, which is those who were elected from local areas better understan...

Now earmarks got a bad name. I won't go into that for various reasons. And they were banned. Well, that was stupid.