G. K. Butterfield: “Even though I may not agree with it totally, I certainly understand their anxiety.”

In closing, let me thank the gentlewoman from Michigan for supporting this amendment. It is a very simple amendment. It is a very commonsense amendment. It will allow and authorize nonprofit organizations, as Mrs. Dingell said, to compete…

I listened very carefully to the gentleman from Arkansas, and I respect his position, but I just want to remind my colleagues that in my State and most States these organizations that are not nonprofits who care about the environment and…

Section 2 has been very effective down through the years, and those of you who have been involved in litigation, you know what I mean.

What was struck down was Section 4, which is the formula that decides which States, which counties, which cities are included in Section 5.