Andy Harris: “Woman, I won't take 3 minutes. We obviously have a lot of work to do this morning and did a lot of work last night. Part…”

“Woman, I won't take 3 minutes. We obviously have a lot of work to do this morning and did a lot of work last night. Part of the American Dream--and my parents as well came to this country--and it is amazing that the children of immigrants can sit on this floor, but they came to this country because there is a rule of law in this country. The law right now says, under the Budget Control Act, that we should be spending much less than this bill suggests overall. The Trump administration proposed spending within the law. Now, that law is not a Trump administration law. That law was actually signed by the last President with the majority controlling the Senate. It was a bipartisan agreement, the Budget Control Act. But again, we pretend that it just doesn't exist. This is part of the problem. Americans look at us and say: Wait a minute. You expect us to live by the law? In fact, you insist that we live by the law, and now talk about imagination, this is really imaginary because we are presenting a proposal here today that spends tens and tens of billions of dollars more than the law says we are authorized to spend. That is astounding. No wonder we have a 9 percent approval rating. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Houlahan). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.”