Joe Barton: “for purposes of debate, I rise to claim the time in opposition, but I am not in opposition. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman…”

I was in Senate Chamber trying to prevent a hold on H.R. 7217. I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 434. ____________________

The allegation that we made, the Republicans, is that you're discriminatory against us--against the Republicans.

As dean of the Texas delegation, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from Texas, the Honorable Michael Cloud, be permitted to take the oath of office today. His certificate of election has not arrived, but there is no contest and no…

There's a saying that a lot of us use quite a bit. It's called no good deed goes unpunished.