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Jodey Arrington: I thank Representative Khanna. I think we would do a lot for the confidence of the American people if we could get a…

On the recordSeptember 6, 2018
I thank Representative Khanna. I think we would do a lot for the confidence of the American people if we could get a vote on it. I think they would believe that this body is actually responding to them, instead of just talking to each other in this bubble up here in Washington. Again, there are good people, but there is a bad dynamic. You put good people in a bad dynamic and a history that creates a bad culture and you get bad outcomes. So this isn't to disparage anybody on either side. It is to align the incentives so that we can be most responsive and do what was expected when the folks hired us to do this job, and that is to focus on their interests, the interests of our country, do the right thing, and put America first. I am reminded from the comments of Mr. Khanna that, when we had the meeting with the President--and I want to say that Mr. Mark Meadows, the Representative from North Carolina, helped us a great deal to get that audience with the President. I think everybody here is grateful for his efforts to do that. We knew that, from the outset--Mr.…
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Jodey Arrington
Republican · Texas
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Sep 6, 2018

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