Bob Filner: “I want to legislate on this appropriations bill. We were not allowed to do any legislation in our authorizing committee.…”

“I want to legislate on this appropriations bill. We were not allowed to do any legislation in our authorizing committee. The Chair just refused to allow motions from the minority side. The gentleman says we have real dollars for our $1.7 billion. I am asking for real dollars here. We have it in our command. It is being given to people, special interests, in the utility industry. It is being given to special interests for multinational corporations. It is being given to those who make $200,000 or more a year. Why not give a billion to the veterans who made our country as great as it is? So we have the real dollars, Mr. Chairman, and we should legislate on this appropriations bill, and I hope the Chair would find in our favor.”