Bennie Thompson: “Reclaiming my time, I accept the gentleman's reinterpretation of the statement, and we will go forward. Let me just say…”

“Reclaiming my time, I accept the gentleman's reinterpretation of the statement, and we will go forward. Let me just say that, yesterday, on a 7-year sunset on an Intelligence bill, the House resoundingly voted for this very same amendment, 313-110. It is clear that the congressional intent is, within 7 years, that it should have been ample time for this bill to be law and now set a record for us to come back as Members of Congress and do our oversight responsibility. Mr. Chairman, I am in strong support of Mr. Mulvaney's amendment. It is common sense. I yield back the balance of my time.”