Once you go down the road, then it becomes easier to play games with the legislative schedule.
I appreciate your consistency on that, and I appreciate you having this hearing.
We are going to undermine the whole idea of a republican form of government and sending Representatives to represent people.
I mean, at the end of the day, our job is what is important.
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.
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 messi...
How many of us have had the situation where you have competing hearings?
none of us are usually that important. That is a pretty rare deal.
I think we need to be here and debate them, and I think we need to look at each other face to face.
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 t...