Rob Woodall: “Let's not eliminate the motion to recommit to silence the minority. Let's change the motion to recommit to empower…”

I would like to share with my friend, the chairman, that I have no further speakers remaining, and I am prepared to close when he is. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I am prepared to close. {time} 1130

I believe that we are both, irrespective of who leads the Congress, irrespective of who leads the White House, we are all disadvantaged as Americans when Congress becomes feckless in its attempts to do oversight over the executive branch.

At this time, I yield to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cooper).

It is now my pleasure to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole), one of our former colleagues on the House Budget Committee, currently the leader of the Republican side of the House Committee on Rules.