But right now one of the things is seniority really matters in Congress and you gotta be around a little bit in order to actually have that extra lever of being a subcommittee chair or something to get something done. And I'm actually close to that on appropriations. Two of my subcommittees, the only people ahead of me are in their 80s. So I just turned 60. So maybe, you know, eating a salad every now and then is A good idea. Right. (1:00:26–1:00:33)
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Asserts that he is close to gaining a senior position on appropriations subcommittees, with only older members ahead of him.
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