On the recordDecember 12, 2013
I thank my friend, Ms. Slaughter. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman is right. As I said at the outset of my comments, I support the bipartisan agreement. I think it is a small step forward. But the gentleman knows we will be debating that issue later this afternoon. Right now we are debating the rule of the House. That rule parachuted in a doc-fix for 3 months, which we support, but our Republican colleagues denied this House and the American people an opportunity to vote to extend UI in that rule. That is what we are debating right now, Mr. Woodall, and you know that. The way that rule was structured was to deny the people of this country a vote to help 1.3 million Americans, and that is shameful.
