Pete Sessions: “At this time, I yield 10 minutes to the gentleman from Ennis, Texas (Mr. Barton), the dean of the Texas delegation.”

The reason why we get specific about these items on both sides of the aisle is that we find that there is happy-talk conversation between us, and then something different appears

I thank the distinguished gentleman and friend from Kansas for yielding. I also thank my colleague from the District of Columbia, representing the minority or the Democratic Party on the Subcommittee on Government Operations and the…

That is why we respect the ability of local people to make local decisions and to come up with an answer.

This is an embarrassment, in my opinion, and I think the opinion of most people where I represent in Texas, that we are encouraging this behavior.