Gerry Connolly actually said...

We don't pretend we don't have disagreements. But we have been able to find common ground.

It's absolutely vital for public servants to conduct themselves in a manner that reduces both real and perceived risks of such waste, fraud,...

we need an explicit prohibition on the use of--personal use of these cards, period.

We dithered, we kvetched, we wrung our hands, we found all kinds of rationalizations for why we just couldn't bring ourselves to do it.