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“I appreciate the gentleman's quick candor. Madam Speaker, as we wrap this up, I would ask about an issue that a number of our Members were concerned about and hope this is not a trend. In the House Natural Resources Committee, the majority, yesterday, as they were proposing their new rules for the committee-- and each committee, as we know, proposes their new rules as a new Congress is sworn in and established on a committee level--in the oath that is administered to men and women who come before the committee to testify, the original proposal suggested removing ``so help you God'' from the oath. One of the Members on our side noticed that omission and put an amendment in place to restore ``so help you God'' in the oath. Fortunately, that was added back in. I would ask the gentleman, is this going to be a trend? Is there going to be some kind of general movement by committees to try to remove ``so help you God'' from the oaths that are administered to witnesses?”