Christopher Shays: “To correct the Record, Mr. Speaker, this bill passed with bipartisan support in this Chamber. It died in the Senate with…”

“To correct the Record, Mr. Speaker, this bill passed with bipartisan support in this Chamber. It died in the Senate with bipartisan support. The Senate Government Affairs Committee held a hearing on June 29. They then reported out and marked up the bill on September 20, after the break. They reported the bill out on the third and filed their report. The report was not printed until October 6, the day it was to be voted on. So any Member could object to it being brought up. I say to the House it passed here with bipartisan support; it died there with bipartisan support.”