Elijah Cummings: “The gentlewoman also spoke about the principles of the Congressional Black Caucus, and there were two sets of principles…”

“The gentlewoman also spoke about the principles of the Congressional Black Caucus, and there were two sets of principles as the gentlewoman referenced. We had one set of principles that came prior to the war, and then we had another set of principles that we agreed upon with regard to this $87 billion in future spending. The man who really helped us pull all of that together, who has just spent a phenomenal amount of effort in trying to make sure that we put forth principles that made sense, that were common sense, that we believe the entire Nation should be asking, was our colleague, the gentleman from the great State of North Carolina (Mr. Watt), and I yield to him.”