it's great to see all the media interest in the success of tax reform, um, um
next no stop, keep talking
gentleman is recognized for 60 seconds
Thank you Mr. Speaker
infrastructure program where we really
need to do some things
what do we need to do? well let me find the right placard
so the one person in the government that's in charge of this
issue that's a very important issue isn't here because that did they have to
wash their hair what what's the deal
what if
2.5 trillion is - is 2500 billion in a billion is a thousand
million so 2.5 trillion it's hard to calculate that's a lot of money
that was like three questions
you want to buy Dulles International Airport or
maybe Reagan International excuse me I promise not to do that
whatever that name of that Airport here is okay I'll say Reagan the Reagan International Airport
people who come to interview you to do redo these security clearances
do they carry a clipboard?
I think they do sir and I think it's legal
size so that it has more room on the
to me the clipboard is the sign of not being in the 21st century
I'm sorry to hear that I actually own a couple of clipboards
and I occasionally use them
if you've never dressed up in costume to jump into
a hole this is not something where you can wade out to get your feet wet and
say I've I've done the Polar Plunge this is a Polar Plunge where you go into that
hole and your swimming and it's December in a frozen lake
this is March Madness it's March Madness
in the summertime we were camping on Spence Field
we'd taken blueberry pancake mix up there picked the blueberries had ourselves all
the materials for a good breakfast we made one mistake we left the breakfast
in our packs in a tent and during the night a bear crawled in there with us
took it out and we ended up on top of the trail shelter banging pans together
trying to run the bear off
a man in Syria
sent me a Facebook message telling me he wanted to marry me I assure you my
husband might have objected
well let me just say this and I'm going to spend
some time on this maybe even a magic minute I'm don't know
well your father Herman is looking down he's very proud of you right now
oh, he's still alive
oh he is, then he's even more proud of you
please come on up
let's arm-wrestle come on
let's start with why employers are not prohibited from taking the earned tips
so ranking member De Lauro I appreciate the questions
the tips of their employees, yes or no?
ranking member De Lauro yes or no
yes or no, yes or no
ranking member De Lauro
I know my name
ranking member De Lauro
ranking member De Lauro, ranking member De Lauro, ranking member De Lauro, ranking member De Lauro
ranking member De Lauro
Lara rank me Myrtle or already know our ranking member to Laura that's
that's preposterous
yeah I think that's a very nuanced and subtle word to use for it yes sir
welcome to the Democratic Party that is the most exhilarating thrill