Joe Barton: “I thank the gentleman. I almost objected to unanimous consent, but I decided it is tradition. Mr. Chairman, the…”

“I thank the gentleman. I almost objected to unanimous consent, but I decided it is tradition. Mr. Chairman, the Republicans wish to congratulate our friends on the minority side for their victory. It was well earned. We fought hard, but we ended up this year in second place--one game behind. That is not bad, but it is not first place. We had some great players on our team. Our MVP, Kevin Brady, was two for three. He made Cedric sweat a little bit. Jeff Flake, our Senator from Arizona, stepped on third on a hard smash and made a throw to Mr. Rooney at first base for a double play. We threw a man out at the plate. Mr. Shimkus came in as a relief pitcher and shut the Democrats down for several innings. So we had some bright spots. The sixth victory in a row was well earned, but I will say that trophy is on loan. It is not permanently on that side of the aisle. While you have won six games in a row, we have won about 60 votes in a row here on the House floor.”