ðə ɹˈoʊl hiː plˈeɪd ɔnðə hˈaʊs flˈoːɹ, ɑːbdʒˈɛktɪŋ tə spˈɛndɪŋ mˈɛʒɚz ænd pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts ðæt hiː kənsˈɪdɚd wˈeɪstfəl, pɹˈɑːmptᵻd tˈaɪm mˌæɡɐzˈiːn tə lˈeɪbəl hˌɪm "ðə jˈuːsfəl pˈɛst.
The role he played on the House floor, objecting to spending measures and projects that he considered wasteful, prompted Time magazine to label him "the useful pest.