Jerry Brown: “Well, Mr. Chairman, the concluding point I will make is that I have looked at the bill, there are about three pages of…”

“Well, Mr. Chairman, the concluding point I will make is that I have looked at the bill, there are about three pages of other earmarks, as was pointed out earlier. My objection to the provisions here, and my reason for supporting the amendment of the gentlewoman from Oregon [Ms. Furse] is that out of about 20, the gentleman has selected two, for one reason or another, and I was trying to elicit what those reasons were. I would say, for lack of equal application of the gentleman's zeal, that we ought not to go ahead with these two. There is a third paragraph here which is so defective that the Committee on Rules struck it out. The gentleman should have asked them to strike out these two earmarked positions as well and he would have a much better bill. I have mixed emotions in saying this, because the bill is very bad. I hope it gets worse and that will guarantee it will not get anywhere, but I think this has been a most enlightening debate and it has been a pleasure to participate in it with the gentleman.”