Rob Bishop: “I find that just absolutely incredible. I guess we do not mind the business, but, for goodness sakes, if you are going…”

Thank you. I appreciate it, sir.

Yesterday, I called Lisa Pittman, who is the counsel for our committee, to make sure we had somebody covering us for floor time. She chastised me then, saying that under my condition, I need to ask about calling a doctor first, not calling…

Is the Speaker telling me that if the Republicans have cleared this bill and are in favor of it, it has to have a written clearance from the Democrat side more than simply verbal commitment to the Tribes? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair…

Instead, we decided to move ahead with what can only be described as really good political theater.