To answer the direct question by the gentleman, no, I would not say this is the greatest development bill. But I would also say he says he was puzzled. Not as puzzled as I am in trying to figure out what in the world this had to do with the amendment we are dealing with. Maybe it is considered, I don't know, stuffy to deal with the amendment under consideration. I always prefer it as a method of debate.
Discussing the relevance of a development bill to an amendment during a floor debate.
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