Jerry Lewis: “Regretfully, I must make a point of order against the amendment because it proposes to amend portions of the bill not…”

But in the meantime, we are talking about regular order, trying to change the appropriations process so it makes sense, not destroy our committee. I would suggest we are on a pathway to destroy this committee.

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.

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

I very much appreciate our chairman yielding. I, too, want to express our deepest gratitude to Dale Oak and his family for the years and years of work and sacrifice they have put in on our behalf. As the chairman indicated, Dale has worked…