Norman D. Dicks

Well, you could have another subcommittee. You could have a subcommittee do Veterans Administration and one do Military Construction. Anybody thought about that?

I appreciate the gentleman yielding. Can the gentleman explain why all of a sudden the new majority has decided to have a separate vote on one Department and risk the possibility of going to conference, say, with Military Construction but…

I'm not going to get into that tonight. I will be glad to send you a list when you verify the media reports and can come up with a list and talk about these organizations in a meaningful way instead of just putting a list here together and…

Reclaiming my time, I remember a Senator from Wisconsin in the 1950s who did just about the same kind of thing and was rebuked by the other body for casting aspersions on innocent people. I'm just telling you, you are asking this House to…

Reclaiming my time, did you check the media reports to see if they were accurate? We've all heard of media reports that are inaccurate. I mean, you're casting aspersions on groups here from all over the country, and none of us here have…

I hope that the chairman will object to this amendment and ask the gentleman to withdraw it. I think this is an extraordinary attack on all of these groups. We have no evidence. We have no information whatsoever to base a decision on here…

We cannot function if the majority is not going to give the minority a copy of these amendments. I would think the process here should stop until we have a copy of the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk is reading the amendment, after…

Point of order, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Washington may state his point of order.

I make a point of order against the amendment because it violates clause 5(a)(2) of rule XXI. The amendment prohibits the use of funds for implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It is, thus, proposing a limitation on…

I reserve a point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Washington reserves a point of order. The gentleman from Iowa is recognized for 5 minutes.

I want to reserve a point of order, too. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Washigton reserves a point of order. The gentleman from Iowa is recognized for 5 minutes.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Louisiana will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Engel