Rob Woodall: “I would advise the gentleman that it appears I have committed all of my time. {time} 1330 Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I…”

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.

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.

I led talking about therapeutics as it relates to COVID. I am very fortunate on the Rules Committee, as is Mr. Morelle, to be able to serve with a gentleman who spent his lifetime in the service of others through medicine, Dr. Burgess. Dr…

I think it is absolutely critical that we are able to compel the executive branch to comply with congressional subpoenas.