No, I am not. I am not in Idaho. The fact of the matter is, this is a very specific document that each administration presents when it is sworn. This is the set of rules which govern the executive branch of government. When I read in documentation that we are getting set to sell off public lands, what am I reminded of? Talk about the integrity of the House of Representatives. What am I reminded of? I am reminded of what happened in 1922, 1923, 1924, when they tried to sell off oil reserves, and it got them into trouble. Republicans had their hands out. Democrats had their hands out, which led, Mr. Speaker---- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is prepared to rule. The gentleman from Massachusetts seeks to offer a resolution as a question of the privileges of the House under rule IX. As the Chair most recently ruled on May 24, 2017, the resolution directs the Committee on Ways and Means to meet and consider an item of business under the procedures set forth in 26 U.S.C. 6103 and, therefore, does not qualify as a question of the privileges of the House.
Bill Pascrell: “No, I am not. I am not in Idaho. The fact of the matter is, this is a very specific document that each administration…”
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