James Langevin actually said...

I think things have just taken a lot longer to get where we need to get.

We haven't quite reached that goal yet as a country, but it is a worthy goal that I am bound and determined in my time in Congress to see us...

As Representative Langevin said, public events, such as hearings and markups, need to be accessible, particularly to the deaf community.

It allows someone with a disability to kind of get a feel for the job.