Rep. Quigley to Sec. Carson: ‘We Are All Now More Stupid than We Were When We Came in the Room Today, Sir’

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CARSON: “I’m suggesting that you might not like the subregulatory guidance that was put up.”
QUIGLEY: “And why is that? I’m a glutton for punishment.”
CARSON: “Because you probably wouldn’t agree with it.”
QUIGLEY: “Because it goes along with allowing people to discriminate against LGBTQ —“
CARSON: “The rules that are there allow people to have a non-discriminatory atmosphere, so that’s what we are trying to achieve.”
QUIGLEY: “So if it says you can’t have a discriminatory atmosphere, why don’t you have guidance that posts that and instructs them not to discriminate?”
CARSON: “The rules already say that.”
QUIGLEY: “Where’s the — even if we go around and around, where is the guidance for that?”
CARSON: “It’s — if you have a rule that tells you what to do, you don’t need more guidance on that.”
QUIGLEY: “Okay. We are all now more stupid than we were when you came in the room today, sir.”