Pete Sessions: “For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Boulder, Colorado (Mr. Polis), my…”

I thank the chairwoman for the time, and I appreciate the gentleman from California standing in support of this bill, H.R. 2622. In fact, this was a bipartisan agreement that we came to. The gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Gottheimer), and…

It does not take a lot to have to sit here and listen and conjure up in your mind the undertaking that you are all involved in.

I believe the first nine months with the self-certification went unchecked, and that had a lot to do with a lot of the fraud.

I might have done it differently.