Jerry Moran: “Mr. Chairman I just want to cast a few roses here, although let me start with a thorn and get this out of the way. The…”

“Mr. Chairman I just want to cast a few roses here, although let me start with a thorn and get this out of the way. The one thing that has been disappointing about this debate is the information that was handed to the Members on the vote last night that may have influenced some, says that, "The Moran amendment effectively exempts 90 percent of the laws Congress passes from the informational requirements of H.R. 5." That is not accurate. I think my colleagues on the other side would agree that it does not exempt Congress from 90 percent of the legislation and the informational requirements. I was disappointed that that is the sheet all the Members received on their way in to vote. It is true that it would delete the no money, no mandate provision, but I would hope that that not be the piece that is handed out for this vote or the subsequent vote, because it is misleading. Now, having gotten over that, let me thank the chairman of the committee, and the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Portman], the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Davis], the Members on my side who were strongly supportive of the version that is an alternative to the substitute we are about to vote on. This has been a very constructive debate. I think that we are making history in the next two votes that we will take. I know we are going in the right direction. We have a disagreement in whether or not we are going too far in the underlying Republican version.”