I am intending, Mr. Chairman, to withdraw this amendment at the end of the gentleman's 5 minutes; but I do want to encourage General, Secretary Shinseki to actually sit down and listen to these options. We are not there to berate him or the VA but to simply say that our community is serious about finding solutions in working with the VA, and Mr. Fortenberry has now inserted language that would encourage that.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for recognizing me, and I thank the gentleman from New York, my good friend. We have worked on several bills together, but the poison control bill is certainly one of those that…
Will the gentleman yield now? Because that is absolutely wrong, and you know it.
I would even let him keep it. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________
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