On the recordDecember 17, 2010
This debate has probably gone on too long for this. I will wrap up and just say to my colleagues that at the point that Mr. Barton had an understanding with Mr. Waxman, it was under different understandings for the funding of the bill, the science of the bill, and the labor provisions. These things have since changed. As you know, if it was the same bill, it would come back under a House bill number, but it is coming back as a Senate bill that was introduced by Barbara Boxer. So, as you would realize, this is not the same bill; otherwise, what Mr. Barton agreed upon with Mr. Waxman, that would be the bill that we would be voting on. As you know, this is not the bill. This is a different bill. I urge my colleagues, with that, to vote against the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time so we can move on to other important bills.
