Mike Levin: “This is a vital bill for the success of our military. The problems we have now are no longer related to the jurisdiction…”

“This is a vital bill for the success of our military. The problems we have now are no longer related to the jurisdiction of this committee. We think we have resolved the last problem, or we are close to resolving the last problem that relates to the jurisdiction of this committee. Everybody else is willing to have their amendments placed on this list so we have a finite list. We are not trying to preclude anybody from offering amendments of any kind. It is just a list of their amendments and a finite list. I express disappointment that we can't get that finite list so we can proceed to complete this important bill, but to report to him and to our colleagues that the problem we think we have now is not related to the jurisdiction of the Armed Services Committee, and that is too bad.”