Jeb Hensarling: “I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I must admit in the time that I have served as a Member of…”

“I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I must admit in the time that I have served as a Member of Congress, I have noticed the more shrill the debate the less defensible the position. As I have listened closely to what appears to be a very shrill debate, it certainly buttresses that position. I hear my friends talk about us on the other side of the aisle. I have heard the phrase ``my friends on the other side of the aisle'' consistently. But I would say perhaps the debate has to be between my friends on that side of the aisle, since the ranking member well knows that half--half--of her caucus on the Financial Services Committee supported this bill by the gentlelady of Missouri. As was pointed out earlier, it is not only bipartisan; it is also bicameral. I am sitting here, Mr. Speaker, with a letter signed by no fewer than 10--10 Democratic Senators imploring that the very same provisions of the Wagner bill be enforced: Jon Tester, Mark Warner, Claire McCaskill, Kay Hagan, and the list goes on and on. I would say to my friends on that side of the aisle, perhaps they ought to finish the debate amongst themselves before they carry it on over here. Then, again, we all know that people are entitled to their own opinions; they are not entitled to their own facts.…”