Mr. Chairman, I would like to underscore what our chairman has said about the generous addition in this bill for this function. These offsets, again, may be easy for Members for whom this looks like just an abstract, front office…

I yield 3 minutes to one of our fine subcommittee members from California (Ms. Roybal-Allard).

I move to strike the last word. The CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

I object, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. Objection is heard. The Clerk will continue to read. The Clerk continued to read. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Iowa is recognized for 5 minutes.

I object. We don't have a copy of the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Objection is heard. Point of Order

The gentleman has raised the issue of accountability, so I would like to call his attention to section D on page 90, and ask him for his assessment of this. We worked this out carefully, as I said earlier, worked it out with the chairman…

I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in reluctant opposition to this measure. I do so with a keen awareness that it reflects a bipartisan agreement reached to avert a government shutdown, and I commend the President and congressional leadership for…

It offers them political legitimacy, in a sense, because often what we are doing is giving an additional dimension to reform efforts.

This is a unique Commission, I think. And it is very closely targeted.

We have worked in a kind of perfectly bipartisan way on this Commission because we all believe in it.