Craig Washington: “my concern is this. The very last thing the gentleman said, he said he does not believe that Members of Congress are for…”

“my concern is this. The very last thing the gentleman said, he said he does not believe that Members of Congress are for sale for a meal or a trip or any of those things. I believe that, too. I honestly do. It troubles me. I have been in legislative service for 22 years now. There are naysayers out there that think the worst about us, Dan, and you and I both know better. Some of the most wonderful people I have ever met have been people that serve in the legislature, Democrats and Republicans. Why do we not have the guts to stand up and tell them so, instead of caving in to every little willy-nilly idea they have? I am not going to be a part of it, but one of these days they are going to nail your hands to the floor so much, you are going to have the courage to stand up and say there is not a Member of Congress for sale for a $50 meal. If you run from them now, one of these days you are going to have to stand up to them.”