"I believe that the Constitution is strengthened, our Republic is stronger if we are here in person."
"The Constitution requires one-fifth, right, in order to be able to have the numbers there to force the roll call vote."
"none of us are usually that important. That is a pretty rare deal."
"I would just as soon we meet, you know, once a year for like 2 days and, you know, pass a balanced budget and get out of town and stop messing up America."
"I think we need to be here and debate them, and I think we need to look at each other face to face."
"How many of us have had the situation where you have competing hearings?"
"I think it was important. It didn't come out the way I wanted it to, in terms of the Supreme Court granting cert, but it was important for the leader to lead that lawsuit."
"We are going to undermine the whole idea of a republican form of government and sending Representatives to represent people."
"I think lots would get done. I just think it will get done a very few number--a very few, powerful group of people with very little engagement by the whole body."
"I appreciate your consistency on that, and I appreciate you having this hearing."
"Once you go down the road, then it becomes easier to play games with the legislative schedule."
"I just think there is----"