Dan Newhouse: “At this point, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Benishek), another member of the Agriculture…”

This was beyond the pale. It went on and on, disrupting the entire evening so I felt it had to be responded to.

We cannot ignore the willful disruption intended to stop a proceeding.

This is about the House of Representatives, Congress and respecting the rules of decorum that we have.

It is a testament to the hard work of the committee and subcommittee leadership on both sides of the aisle and the dedicated staff that spent an untold amount of time to make this process work. Mr. Speaker, I encourage all of my colleagues…