From the article: Now serving his 11th term in the House, McKeon, 74, laments the congressional gridlock, even at times within his party. “There are some people in the conference that kind of think they’re right themselves, no matter what, and they’re going to vote against leadership no matter what,” McKeon said, noting, for example, how Rep. John Boehner was unanimously elected House speaker by the Republican conference, but some members voted against him on the floor. “It’s hard to work with people like that.” It’s the fiscal fights that take up much of McKeon’s time. “Since the end of the Cold War, people are confused about what America’s strategic role and interests are in the world, and when you’re confused about why you need a defense you slip into the idea that it’s not important,” Talent said. “It tough to be the chair of a committee in that environment, because you’re constantly having to tell people things they don’t want to hear.” In the last two years, McKeon says he wrote Obama at least five letters offering to work with him on the issue of the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay but received no response.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:07:58 +0000
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