On the recordSeptember 6, 2017
Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this amendment. I have great respect for my colleague, Mr. Babin, who introduced this amendment, and I understand his intentions. I just believe that it is too late in the game to be changing this rule. There are many companies who have invested in this technology. We seem to have a problem in Congress where we can't give clear direction to businesses, and, therefore, it creates a lot of uncertainty. They sometimes make investments and the rules change. This will be a time when the rules would change before this investment would even be made. There have been specific issues, like livestock, that have been addressed already in committee. Mr. Chairman, again, I urge a ``no'' vote on this amendment.
