I just want to make it clear I will be happy to cancel my plane in 5 minutes if the Republican leadership of this House will be here tomorrow so that every time we get a, well-we-have-to-check-with-upstairs response from the gentleman, we can get that response from the boys upstairs. We keep being told those issues are being kicked upstairs into different rooms, but we cannot find who is in those rooms.
Addressing the lack of accountability and transparency from Republican leadership.
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