Victor Fazio: “I am sure that was not really the intent of the gentlewoman. The concern, obviously, is great, but I would not want to…”

As we get closer to the time the session comes to an end, and the election is not too far beyond that, is it possible we will take another crack at fast track before the session is ended?

I have been reading the gentleman's amendment, and I think that I can come up with a number of phrases that would apparently be permitted but which, under his amendment, would be very questionable. Think of words like ``Think Joe Smith''…

Mr. Speaker, Walter Capps had a keen intellect. He had a kind heart, and, most of all, he had a gentle soul. I know we will all miss Walter. But for me, my service in Congress will never be exactly the same, because Walter was my friend.

It is my understanding that crop insurance was not part of the legislation when it passed these individual Houses and was added simply on the same basis that the food stamp provision was. There is some inconsistency.