Jerry Lewis: “I must say that my good friend, perhaps, has a prescription for success here, but I must say I must make my point of…”

This program will cost about $30 billion if it follows that path. Yet despite pledges in this House to adhere to the letter and spirit of PAYGO, this bill does neither. Our colleagues' argument is that today's economic conditions…

I very much appreciate your taking the time to make those expressions. They've done a fabulous job on this bill, and it's an illustration of what can happen when we work so well together.

It is a fabulous program, using the money very well, and I urge a ``no'' vote on the gentleman's amendment.

What I am suggesting, Mr. Obey, is that there are, in this place even, there are people who sometimes use data and statistics for their purposes versus other purposes. This is our committee and I would hope we would run it in regular order.