Mike Collins: “I just wanted to come down. I was listening to this debate. Some of it is good-hearted because, frankly, you just don't…”

“I just wanted to come down. I was listening to this debate. Some of it is good-hearted because, frankly, you just don't want to get so frustrated with a bill that was so rushed with 600-and-some pages that was not gone through. I pointed out on the floor yesterday, Madam Chair, that there is a part of this bill that actually does--go back and read it. The chairwoman of this great committee, whom I have a lot of respect for would not have done this, I believe, if she was allowed to have done this, but it actually criminalizes keeping a 4-year-old from voting. Now, this amendment is fine, but it goes to this issue: Ten committees had jurisdiction. One of the biggest was the Judiciary Committee on which I am the ranking member. We had a hearing, but no markup--don't want to get close to that; Oversight, hearing, no markup. This is what happens when you rush bills to the floor. This is what happens when your agenda is bigger than the process. This is what happens when you don't care what is on the floor, you just want a talking point. If we are going to continue this for 2 years, fine. The American people will see through this. But I think my ranking member from committee is correct. You cannot continue to do this and people not figure out we are not sure what is going on anymore. This is a frustrating point with this because some of this could have been caught. We probably still wouldn't have agreed on much of this.…”