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Few weeks? >> the optimism vanished not long after it all began. i think when they saw where these sides were going -- and they gave proposals back and forth. they talked at a staff level, at a member level. there were only a few public hearings which were really more about how big is the problem than trying to get anything accomplish. so there has been a sense for a long time that this was a very heavy lift and despite people saying failure is not an option, it turned out it was an ops and it is not a surprise and really the issues today is how to put the best public face on it and to prepare...

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>> but he couldn't throw hard enough to hurt us. >> i certainly couldn't today without bouncing it. but as mike pointed out, hopefully this will -- you can be intensity political without being personal. a lot of the traditions of the house are designed to diffuse personal animosity. the gentleman from pennsylvania, my good friend from texas, you can't make personal derogatory comments about another member on the floor. the rules are designed to diffuse that. of course, mike and i serve on the same committee, energy and commerce committee. so we have a bond beyond managers of the teams. but it ...

Back. >> but he couldn't throw hard enough to hurt us so it wasn't that bad. >> i certainly couldn't get it to home plate today without bouncing it, but as mike pointed out hopefully this will -- you know, you can be intensely political without being personal, and a lot of the traditions of the house are designed to defies personal animosity. the gentleman from pennsylvania, my good friend when texas. you can't make personally drog did i comments to another on the floor so the rules are designed to diffuse and mike and ier is is on the energy and commerce committee and so we have a bond beyond...