Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I served with the gentleman's father for 9 years, and I certainly understand the pain that was reflected in his voice in those remarks. This is a commonsense bill. When a practitioner encounters a correctable lesion at the time of a screening colonoscopy, the curative procedure should be able to be undertaken without the worry of a patient waking up to an unintended charge. The other thing that crosses my mind as we sit here now, hopefully, on the downside of the pandemic is how many people have not proceeded with the screening procedure because of concern about going to a facility during the time of the coronavirus. And it is incumbent upon us as policymakers to ensure that people do understand the importance of undertaking these screenings and removing any obstacles that would prevent someone from having a potentially lifesaving screening procedure done. Further, Mr. Speaker, if I could, many people today have reflected on the time of service of Mr. Walden, who is retiring at the end of this Congress, and we will all miss him a great deal. As I have listened to several of the speakers give testimony to Mr. Walden's leadership on the committee, I am just reminded of so many times, both good times and rough times. We served together on the majority and the minority for a number of years on the Committee on Energy and Commerce.…”