Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio). Mr. DeFAZIO. I thank the gentlelady for yielding. Mr. Speaker, during this health care debate over the last 6 months, we have heard we should listen to our…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague on the other side of the aisle. We've heard a variety of reasons and excuses today about why this bill shouldn't pass, whether it was about the committee process or a loophole, debating it back and forth…

Well, thank you very much. I didn't even have to ask and I appreciate your offering.

Thank you. I knew you wanted to hear my very brief answer on this, and I just want to clarify. I appreciate your desire to discuss the process, and I hope you take as much time as you choose to do so. But I just want to clarify----

Mr. Speaker, I do appreciate the clarification on the issue of a change. I will just clarify my own remarks, that I agreed with the sentiment that came out in this final rule that we did not need to make this exemption for the data. I…

Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I move the previous question on the resolution. The previous question was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 415, noes 3, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 62]…

Thank you to the gentleman from California (Mr. Lungren). I will not give you all of the answers I am sure you are looking for, and I feel confident that, when this bill is debated on the floor, there will be many more questions raised…

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