dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɔːɹɾifˈɜːst kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, hiː wʌzðə tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts hˈaʊs kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn mˈaɪlɪdʒ.
During the Forty-first Congress, he was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Mileage.