Roy Cooper: “during floor debate on H.R. 10, Mr. Weldon referred to me as being ``untruthful'' regarding two matters: (a) White House…”

“during floor debate on H.R. 10, Mr. Weldon referred to me as being ``untruthful'' regarding two matters: (a) White House support for, as I described it during the debate, ``basically the Collins-Lieberman bill; the closest thing to which we will be able to discuss is the Menendez substitute'', and (b) my description during the Armed Services Committee markup of H.R. 10 of a voice vote on an amendment I offered in another committee, the Government Reform Committee. As I stated during the floor debate, but I was unsure the official reporter heard, since Mr. Weldon refused to yield time to me, I felt strongly Mr. Weldon was mistaken in his characterization. (a) What is the White House's position? According to the White House's Statement of Administration Policy of Sept. 28, 2004, ``the Administration supports Senate passage of S. 2845 (the Collins- Lieberman bill).'' Since the Rules Committee did not allow the Collins- Lieberman bill to be voted on by the House, the Menendez substitute was the closest approximation of the Collins-Lieberman legislation.”