Political Quotes

“I would also like to include in the Record an exchange of letters between Chairman Waxman of my committee and Chairman Oberstar of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that pertains to this legislation. House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Washington, DC, September 28, 2010. Hon. Henry A. Waxman, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Chairman Waxman: I write to you regarding H.R. 903, the ``Dental Emergency Responder Act of 2009''. H.R. 903 contains provisions that fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. I recognize and appreciate your desire to bring this legislation before the House in an expeditious manner and, accordingly, I will not seek a sequential referral of the bill. However, I agree to waive consideration of this bill with the mutual understanding that my decision to forgo a sequential referral of the bill does not waive, reduce, or otherwise affect the jurisdiction of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure over H.R. 903. Further, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure reserves the right to seek the appointment of conferees during any House-Senate conference convened on this legislation on provisions of the bill that are within the Committee's jurisdiction.…”