J. Exon: “I also simply say that with regard to the House of Representatives, we merely included what we understood our colleagues…”

“I also simply say that with regard to the House of Representatives, we merely included what we understood our colleagues in the House wanted to do. We do not choose to impose any solution on the House of Representatives. We think we are doing here what our colleagues in the House want to do. Also whether it is unanimously agreed to over there or not, I know not. I simply say that I am not confusing the ranking member of the Governmental Affairs Committee in bad faith. It might be that we are talking past each other. I simply point out that S. 993 did not include the Governmental Affairs' language that is in S. 1 that we are asked to vote on. So a change, therefore, has been made. Maybe there is some misunderstanding on the part of the Governmental Affairs Committee on this. I simply point out, Mr. President, that not only the total Budget Committee-- Members on both sides of the aisle, including myself as the ranking Democratic Member, and Chairman Domenici, and our position is supported by Senator Roth, the chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee support the amendment.”