John Conyers: “My colleagues, this bill is so incredibly important that enough Members are cosponsors that could normally pass the…”

“My colleagues, this bill is so incredibly important that enough Members are cosponsors that could normally pass the bill, 220 Members. We have a rule that is laden with poison pills. Solution: defeat the previous question and vote ``no.'' I have an amendment that will cure the problem, I think quite well, but this will give those of us who are definitely pro-choice a way out to get this measure to the floor. Believe me, if this bill does not come up tonight, my colleagues will not see this measure again in the 106th Congress. So I urge all of my colleagues, the cosponsors and the friends of Campbell-Conyers, to vote ``no'' on the previous question.”